What color is #603350?

#603350 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #603350?

The RGB value is 96, 51, 80: 96 red, 51 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603350?

The complementary color is #336043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603350?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603350 color

#603350 rgb(96, 51, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #603350 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 20% green and 31.4% blue (96, 51, 80).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 31% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 17% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#603350 color codes

HEX	`#603350`
RGB	`rgb(96, 51, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 20%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 31%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 47%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 17%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.94, 24.65, -8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.94, 26.19, 340.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.456, 5.434, 8.244)`
Decimal	`6304592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603350, 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 #603350	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603350 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #603350 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603350; }
.text { color: #603350; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603350; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 51 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603350, #60333a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #603350?: #603350 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #603350?: The RGB value is 96, 51, 80: 96 red, 51 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603350?: The complementary color is #336043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603350?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.