#605F4E
Umber · dark warm gray
About #605F4E
#605F4E is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 37% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 9.6); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4E4F60 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #605F4E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.47:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.47:1).
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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 #605F4E?
#605F4E is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 37% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #605F4E?
Use white text. White on #605F4E has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #605F4E?
Its complementary colour is #4E4F60, and analogous partners are #60564E and #58604E.