#605e59

Color #605e59

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.47 Nearest Tailwind class stone-600 #57534d · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#605e59

RGB

rgb(96, 94, 89)

HSL

hsl(42.9, 3.8%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.9, 7.3%, 37.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 7.3%, 62.4%)

LAB

lab(39.94, -0.22, 3.15)

LCH

lch(39.94, 3.16, 94)

OKLCH

oklch(48.2%, 0.0083, 88.62)

HWB

hwb(42.9, 34.9%, 62.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#595b60

Analogous

#605b59

#605e59

#5f6059

Triadic

#605e59

#59605e

#5e5960

Split-complementary

#605e59

#595f60

#5b5960

Tetradic

#605e59

#5b6059

#595b60

#5e5960

Square

#605e59

#59605b

#595b60

#60595f

Shades

Color #605e59 mixed toward black.

#504e4a

#403f3b

#302f2d

#201f1e

#10100f

Tints

Color #605e59 mixed toward white.

#7c7a73

#97948f

#b1afab

#cbcac7

#e5e4e3

Tones

Color #605e59 mixed toward gray.

#5f5e5a

#5e5d5b

#5d5d5c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.24:1

White text reads better on this background (6.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5f5a · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#5f5f5b · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#605b5b · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #605e59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#605e59]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#605e59 (#605e59) is rgb(96, 94, 89) in RGB.

No, #605e59 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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