What color is #605F40?

#605F40 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605F40?

The RGB value is 96, 95, 64: 96 red, 95 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605F40?

The complementary color is #404160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605F40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605F40 color

#605F40 rgb(96, 95, 64)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #605F40 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 37.3% green and 25.1% blue (96, 95, 64).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 20% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 33% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#605F40 color codes

HEX	`#605F40`
RGB	`rgb(96, 95, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 37.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 20%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 33%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 33%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.65, -5.08, 17.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.65, 18.64, 105.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.842, 11.042, 6.462)`
Decimal	`6315840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605F40, 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 #605F40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605F40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #605F40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605f40; }
.text { color: #605f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605f40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 95 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605f40, #516040); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #605F40?: #605F40 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605F40?: The RGB value is 96, 95, 64: 96 red, 95 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605F40?: The complementary color is #404160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605F40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.