What color is #602C5A?

#602C5A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Opulent Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #602C5A?

The RGB value is 96, 44, 90: 96 red, 44 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #602C5A?

The complementary color is #2C6032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #602C5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#602C5A color

#602C5A rgb(96, 44, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #602C5A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 17.3% green and 35.3% blue (96, 44, 90).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 37% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 6% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Opulent Purple (#673362), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#602C5A color codes

HEX	`#602C5A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 44, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 17.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 37%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 54%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 6%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.81, 30.59, -17.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.81, 35.07, 330.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.57, 5.027, 10.242)`
Decimal	`6302810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #602C5A, 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 #602C5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#602C5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #602C5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #602c5a; }
.text { color: #602c5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #602c5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 44 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #602c5a, #602c40); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #602C5A?: #602C5A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Opulent Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #602C5A?: The RGB value is 96, 44, 90: 96 red, 44 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #602C5A?: The complementary color is #2C6032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #602C5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.