What color is #605F50?

#605F50 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 #605F50?

The RGB value is 96, 95, 80: 96 red, 95 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605F50?

The complementary color is #505160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605F50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605F50 color

#605F50 rgb(96, 95, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605F50 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 37.3% green and 31.4% blue (96, 95, 80).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 9% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#605F50 color codes

HEX	`#605F50`
RGB	`rgb(96, 95, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 37.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 9%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 17%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40, -2.5, 8.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40, 9.1, 105.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.364, 11.251, 9.213)`
Decimal	`6315856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605F50, 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 #605F50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605F50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #605F50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605f50; }
.text { color: #605f50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605f50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 95 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605f50, #596050); }

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Questions

What color is #605F50?: #605F50 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 #605F50?: The RGB value is 96, 95, 80: 96 red, 95 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605F50?: The complementary color is #505160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605F50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.