What color is #603742?

#603742 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #603742?

The RGB value is 96, 55, 66: 96 red, 55 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603742?

The complementary color is #376055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603742?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603742 color

#603742 rgb(96, 55, 66)

Shades of red

The hex color #603742 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 21.6% green and 25.9% blue (96, 55, 66).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 27% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 31% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#603742 color codes

HEX	`#603742`
RGB	`rgb(96, 55, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 21.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 27%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 43%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 31%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.41, 19.86, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.41, 19.89, 3.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.174, 5.613, 5.859)`
Decimal	`6305602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603742, 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 #603742	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603742 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #603742 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603742; }
.text { color: #603742; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603742; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 55 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603742, #604037); }

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Questions

What color is #603742?: #603742 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #603742?: The RGB value is 96, 55, 66: 96 red, 55 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603742?: The complementary color is #376055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603742?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.