What color is #604D47?

#604D47 is a dark, grayish red known as Lynx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lynx?

The RGB value is 96, 77, 71: 96 red, 77 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lynx?

The complementary color is #475A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lynx color: hex code #604D47

#604D47 rgb(96, 77, 71)

Shades of gray

Lynx has the hex code #604D47. It is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 30.2% green and 27.8% blue (96, 77, 71).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 15% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 26% yellow and 62% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

Lynx (#604D47) color codes

HEX	`#604D47`
RGB	`rgb(96, 77, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 30.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 15%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 26%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 26%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.5, 6.94, 6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.5, 9.56, 43.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.615, 8.25, 7.099)`
Decimal	`6311239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lynx, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #604D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #604D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604d47; }
.text { color: #604d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 77 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604d47, #605947); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #604D47 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #604D47?: #604D47 is a dark, grayish red known as Lynx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lynx?: The RGB value is 96, 77, 71: 96 red, 77 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lynx?: The complementary color is #475A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.