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#605D4E

Umber · dark warm gray

About #605D4E

With the hex code #605D4E, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 38% red, 36% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Walnut. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4E5160, a charcoal shade.

In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.62:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.62:1).

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Red96
Green93
Blue78

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 8.2
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 15.7
Coffee
#6F4E37 · ΔE 16.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #605D4E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #605D4E.
6.62:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #605D4E.
3.17:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #605D4E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#605D4E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#605C4D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#615D4E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#635B59

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #605D4E?

With the hex code #605D4E, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 38% red, 36% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #605D4E?

Use white text. White on #605D4E has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #605D4E?

Its complementary colour is #4E5160, and analogous partners are #60544E and #5A604E.