#605258Pinot Noir (#605258) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 350°, lightness 0.45 and chroma 0.021. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #605258 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(96, 82, 88) |
| HSL | hsl(334, 8%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(334, 15%, 38%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 8%, 62%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(36.4 6.9 -1.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.455 0.021 350) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pinot Noir shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: takes on a magenta cast. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#635052 — ΔE 1.0, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#635256 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#605258 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#605259 — ΔE 0.2, shifts subtly: takes on a magenta castTest Pinot Noir in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 7.38:1 and against black 2.85:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#b1a5aa · #8c7f85 · #605258 · #463a3f · #261b20 · #090306
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#996b69 · #885761 · #605258 · #5d3755 · #442b4c · #2d203f
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c7a79b · #b8826c · #876c62 · #605258 · #542d40 · #371527
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#92d4bd · #aa8e9a · #817177 · #605258 · #4a303c · #281920
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf4f1 · #b7abb0 · #6b726f · #605258 · #463b40 · #000101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f6f0f2 · #cec6c9 · #605258 · #291f23 · #070204 · #e553a2
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f6f0f2 · #cec6c9 · #605258 · #291f23 · #070204 · #dec44d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e4f7ef · #88bba9 · #3d7e69 · #605258 · #104939 · #040001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e4f7ef · #9bb995 · #2f7d81 · #605258 · #2b4626 · #000203
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f2f3e2 · #b0b387 · #3d7893 · #605258 · #114459 · #020200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#faf1e1 · #c3ab84 · #3d7e69 · #605258 · #2a3e60 · #000402
#786B70 · #908489 · #A99FA3 · #C3BABE · #DDD7D9
#504449 · #41363B · #32292D · #241C20 · #171013
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.