What color is #603231?

#603231 is a dark, desaturated red known as Rampant Rhubarb. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rampant Rhubarb?

The RGB value is 96, 50, 49: 96 red, 50 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rampant Rhubarb?

The complementary color is #315F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603231?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rampant Rhubarb color: hex code #603231

#603231 rgb(96, 50, 49)

Shades of red

Rampant Rhubarb has the hex code #603231. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 19.6% green and 19.2% blue (96, 50, 49).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 32% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 49% yellow and 62% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

Rampant Rhubarb (#603231) color codes

HEX	`#603231`
RGB	`rgb(96, 50, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 19.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 32%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 49%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 49%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.71, 20.59, 9.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.71, 22.84, 25.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.519, 4.99, 3.525)`
Decimal	`6304305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rampant Rhubarb, 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 #603231	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603231 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #603231 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603231; }
.text { color: #603231; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603231; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 50 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603231, #604931); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

See #603231 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #603231?: #603231 is a dark, desaturated red known as Rampant Rhubarb. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rampant Rhubarb?: The RGB value is 96, 50, 49: 96 red, 50 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rampant Rhubarb?: The complementary color is #315F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603231?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.