What color is #605A36?

#605A36 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605A36?

The RGB value is 96, 90, 54: 96 red, 90 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605A36?

The complementary color is #363C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605A36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605A36 color

#605A36 rgb(96, 90, 54)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #605A36 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 35.3% green and 21.2% blue (96, 90, 54).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 44% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#605A36 color codes

HEX	`#605A36`
RGB	`rgb(96, 90, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 35.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 44%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 44%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.96, -3.46, 21.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.96, 21.93, 99.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.146, 10.066, 4.95)`
Decimal	`6314550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605A36, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #605A36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605A36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #605A36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605a36; }
.text { color: #605a36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605a36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 90 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605a36, #516036); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #605A36?: #605A36 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605A36?: The RGB value is 96, 90, 54: 96 red, 90 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605A36?: The complementary color is #363C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605A36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.