What color is #602E49?

#602E49 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #602E49?

The RGB value is 96, 46, 73: 96 red, 46 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #602E49?

The complementary color is #2E6045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #602E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#602E49 color

#602E49 rgb(96, 46, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #602E49 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 18% green and 28.6% blue (96, 46, 73).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 35% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 24% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#602E49 color codes

HEX	`#602E49`
RGB	`rgb(96, 46, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 18%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 35%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 52%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 24%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.51, 26.38, -6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.51, 27.14, 346.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.004, 4.922, 6.883)`
Decimal	`6303305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #602E49, 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 #602E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#602E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #602E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #602e49; }
.text { color: #602e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #602e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 46 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #602e49, #602e30); }

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Questions

What color is #602E49?: #602E49 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #602E49?: The RGB value is 96, 46, 73: 96 red, 46 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #602E49?: The complementary color is #2E6045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #602E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.