What color is #605C3E?

#605C3E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605C3E?

The RGB value is 96, 92, 62: 96 red, 92 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605C3E?

The complementary color is #3E4260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605C3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605C3E color

#605C3E rgb(96, 92, 62)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #605C3E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 36.1% green and 24.3% blue (96, 92, 62).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 22% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 35% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#605C3E color codes

HEX	`#605C3E`
RGB	`rgb(96, 92, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 36.1%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 22%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 35%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 35%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.71, -3.59, 17.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.71, 18.24, 101.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.521, 10.489, 6.08)`
Decimal	`6315070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605C3E, 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 #605C3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605C3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #605C3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605c3e; }
.text { color: #605c3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605c3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 92 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605c3e, #53603e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #605C3E?: #605C3E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605C3E?: The RGB value is 96, 92, 62: 96 red, 92 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605C3E?: The complementary color is #3E4260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605C3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.