What color is #603442?

#603442 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 #603442?

The RGB value is 96, 52, 66: 96 red, 52 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603442?

The complementary color is #346052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603442?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603442 color

#603442 rgb(96, 52, 66)

Shades of red

The hex color #603442 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 20.4% green and 25.9% blue (96, 52, 66).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 30% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 31% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#603442 color codes

HEX	`#603442`
RGB	`rgb(96, 52, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 20.4%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 30%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 46%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 31%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.67, 21.69, -0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.67, 21.69, 359.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.035, 5.337, 5.813)`
Decimal	`6304834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603442, 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 #603442	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603442 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #603442 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603442; }
.text { color: #603442; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603442; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 52 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603442, #603c34); }

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Questions

What color is #603442?: #603442 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 #603442?: The RGB value is 96, 52, 66: 96 red, 52 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603442?: The complementary color is #346052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603442?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.