What color is #603935?

#603935 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rampant Rhubarb. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #603935?

The RGB value is 96, 57, 53: 96 red, 57 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603935?

The complementary color is #355C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603935?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603935 color

#603935 rgb(96, 57, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #603935 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 22.4% green and 20.8% blue (96, 57, 53).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 29% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 45% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Rampant Rhubarb (#603231), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#603935 color codes

HEX	`#603935`
RGB	`rgb(96, 57, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 22.4%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 29%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 45%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 45%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.57, 16.79, 9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.57, 19.45, 30.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.93, 5.671, 4.097)`
Decimal	`6306101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603935, 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 #603935	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603935 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #603935 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603935; }
.text { color: #603935; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603935; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 57 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603935, #604f35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #603935?: #603935 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rampant Rhubarb. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #603935?: The RGB value is 96, 57, 53: 96 red, 57 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603935?: The complementary color is #355C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603935?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.