What color is #600F44?

#600F44 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #600F44?

The RGB value is 96, 15, 68: 96 red, 15 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #600F44?

The complementary color is #0F602B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #600F44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#600F44 color

#600F44 rgb(96, 15, 68)

Shades of purple

The hex color #600F44 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 5.9% green and 26.7% blue (96, 15, 68).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 73% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 29% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.73:1).

#600F44 color codes

HEX	`#600F44`
RGB	`rgb(96, 15, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 5.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 73%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 84%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 29%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.01, 40, -11.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.01, 41.58, 344.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.038, 3.246, 5.776)`
Decimal	`6295364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #600F44, 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 #600F44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#600F44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #600F44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #600f44; }
.text { color: #600f44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #600f44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 15 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #600f44, #600f1b); }

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Questions

What color is #600F44?: #600F44 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #600F44?: The RGB value is 96, 15, 68: 96 red, 15 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #600F44?: The complementary color is #0F602B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #600F44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.