What color is #603825?

#603825 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Escape. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #603825?

The RGB value is 96, 56, 37: 96 red, 56 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603825?

The complementary color is #254D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603825?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603825 color

#603825 rgb(96, 56, 37)

Shades of brown

The hex color #603825 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 22% green and 14.5% blue (96, 56, 37).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 44% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 61% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Escape (#623D2E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#603825 color codes

HEX	`#603825`
RGB	`rgb(96, 56, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 22%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 44%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 61%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 61%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.98, 15.66, 19.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.98, 24.87, 50.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.572, 5.449, 2.456)`
Decimal	`6305829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603825, 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 #603825	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603825 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #603825 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603825; }
.text { color: #603825; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603825; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 56 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603825, #605625); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #603825?: #603825 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Escape. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #603825?: The RGB value is 96, 56, 37: 96 red, 56 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603825?: The complementary color is #254D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603825?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.