#605B4E
Umber · dark warm gray
About #605B4E
#605B4E is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 38% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Umber (ΔE 6.8), with Walnut the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4E5360 (charcoal), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.77:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.77:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #605B4E?
#605B4E is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 38% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #605B4E?
Use white text. White on #605B4E has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #605B4E?
Its complementary colour is #4E5360, and analogous partners are #60524E and #5C604E.