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Recognised as Colour

#605B44

  • #605B44
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#605B44 is a yellow with RGB values 96, 91, 68 and HSL 49°, 17%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#605B44#605B44
HEX#605B44
RGBrgb(96, 91, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.3569, 0.2667
RGB percentages37.6%, 35.7%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(49.3, 17.1%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 29.2%, 37.6%)
CMYK0%, 5.2%, 29.2%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,314,820
CSS custom property--colour: #605B44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#9FA4BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#605A43no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#615C45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#645855no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#444960
Analogous#604D44, #576044
Triadic#44605B, #5B4460
Split complementary#445760, #4D4460
Tetradic#44604D, #444960, #604457

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#C4C0AC
Lighter +30%#AFA98E
Lighter +20%#9A9270
Lighter +10%#7E7759
Darker −10%#423F2F
Darker −20%#24221A
Darker −30%#060605
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#74682F
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R96
G91
B68
Red96 (37.6%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue49.29°
Saturation (HSL)17.07%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 60 · G 5B · B 44

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