#605e56

Color #605e56

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.71 Nearest Tailwind class stone-600 #57534d · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#605e56

RGB

rgb(96, 94, 86)

HSL

hsl(48, 5.5%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 10.4%, 37.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 10.4%, 62.4%)

LAB

lab(39.86, -0.8, 4.87)

LCH

lch(39.86, 4.94, 99.33)

OKLCH

oklch(48.1%, 0.0128, 95.4)

HWB

hwb(48, 33.7%, 62.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#565860

Analogous

#605956

#605e56

#5d6056

Triadic

#605e56

#56605e

#5e5660

Split-complementary

#605e56

#565d60

#595660

Tetradic

#605e56

#586056

#565860

#5e5660

Square

#605e56

#566059

#565860

#60565d

Shades

Color #605e56 mixed toward black.

#504e48

#403f39

#302f2b

#201f1d

#10100e

Tints

Color #605e56 mixed toward white.

#7d7a70

#98958c

#b2b0a9

#cbcac5

#e5e5e2

Tones

Color #605e56 mixed toward gray.

#5f5e57

#5e5d58

#5e5d59

#5d5c59

#5c5c5a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.23:1

White text reads better on this background (6.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5f58 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#5f5f58 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#605a5a · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 4.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #605e56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#605e56]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#605e56 (#605e56) is rgb(96, 94, 86) in RGB.

No, #605e56 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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