What color is #602923?

#602923 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Worcestershire Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #602923?

The RGB value is 96, 41, 35: 96 red, 41 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #602923?

The complementary color is #235A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #602923?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#602923 color

#602923 rgb(96, 41, 35)

Shades of brown

The hex color #602923 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 16.1% green and 13.7% blue (96, 41, 35).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 47% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 64% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Worcestershire Sauce (#572B26), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#602923 color codes

HEX	`#602923`
RGB	`rgb(96, 41, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 16.1%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 47%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 64%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 64%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.31, 24.48, 15.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.31, 29.22, 33.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.921, 4.195, 2.088)`
Decimal	`6301987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #602923, 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 #602923	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#602923 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #602923 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #602923; }
.text { color: #602923; }
.border { border: 2px solid #602923; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 41 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #602923, #604823); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #602923?: #602923 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Worcestershire Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #602923?: The RGB value is 96, 41, 35: 96 red, 41 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #602923?: The complementary color is #235A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #602923?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.