What color is #602C23?

#602C23 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 #602C23?

The RGB value is 96, 44, 35: 96 red, 44 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #602C23?

The complementary color is #235760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #602C23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#602C23 color

#602C23 rgb(96, 44, 35)

Shades of brown

The hex color #602C23 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 17.3% green and 13.7% blue (96, 44, 35).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 47% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 64% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Worcestershire Sauce (#572B26), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#602C23 color codes

HEX	`#602C23`
RGB	`rgb(96, 44, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 17.3%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 47%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 64%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 64%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.98, 22.75, 16.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.98, 28.29, 36.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.028, 4.41, 2.124)`
Decimal	`6302755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #602C23, 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 #602C23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#602C23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #602C23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #602c23; }
.text { color: #602c23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #602c23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 44 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #602c23, #604a23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #602C23?: #602C23 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 #602C23?: The RGB value is 96, 44, 35: 96 red, 44 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #602C23?: The complementary color is #235760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #602C23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.