What color is #603146?

#603146 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #603146?

The RGB value is 96, 49, 70: 96 red, 49 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603146?

The complementary color is #31604B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603146?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603146 color

#603146 rgb(96, 49, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #603146 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 19.2% green and 27.5% blue (96, 49, 70).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 32% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 27% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#603146 color codes

HEX	`#603146`
RGB	`rgb(96, 49, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 19.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 32%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 49%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 27%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.09, 24.12, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.09, 24.38, 351.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.028, 5.126, 6.412)`
Decimal	`6304070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603146, 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 #603146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #603146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603146; }
.text { color: #603146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 49 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603146, #603331); }

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Questions

What color is #603146?: #603146 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #603146?: The RGB value is 96, 49, 70: 96 red, 49 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603146?: The complementary color is #31604B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603146?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.