What color is #605D4C?

#605D4C is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605D4C?

The RGB value is 96, 93, 76: 96 red, 93 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605D4C?

The complementary color is #4C4F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605D4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605D4C color

#605D4C rgb(96, 93, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605D4C is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 36.5% green and 29.8% blue (96, 93, 76).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 12% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 21% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#605D4C color codes

HEX	`#605D4C`
RGB	`rgb(96, 93, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 36.5%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 12%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 21%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 21%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.31, -2.01, 10.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.31, 10.41, 101.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.043, 10.837, 8.399)`
Decimal	`6315340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605D4C, 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 #605D4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605D4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #605D4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605d4c; }
.text { color: #605d4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605d4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 93 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605d4c, #59604c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #605D4C?: #605D4C is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605D4C?: The RGB value is 96, 93, 76: 96 red, 93 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605D4C?: The complementary color is #4C4F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605D4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.