What color is #602F28?

#602F28 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 #602F28?

The RGB value is 96, 47, 40: 96 red, 47 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #602F28?

The complementary color is #285960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #602F28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#602F28 color

#602F28 rgb(96, 47, 40)

Shades of brown

The hex color #602F28 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 18.4% green and 15.7% blue (96, 47, 40).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 41% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 58% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Worcestershire Sauce (#572B26), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#602F28 color codes

HEX	`#602F28`
RGB	`rgb(96, 47, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 18.4%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 41%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 58%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 58%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.78, 21.43, 14.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.78, 25.92, 34.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.224, 4.674, 2.581)`
Decimal	`6303528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #602F28, 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 #602F28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#602F28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #602F28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #602f28; }
.text { color: #602f28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #602f28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 47 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #602f28, #604b28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #602F28?: #602F28 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 #602F28?: The RGB value is 96, 47, 40: 96 red, 47 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #602F28?: The complementary color is #285960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #602F28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.