What color is #603936?

#603936 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #603936?

The RGB value is 96, 57, 54: 96 red, 57 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603936?

The complementary color is #365D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603936?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603936 color

#603936 rgb(96, 57, 54)

Shades of red

The hex color #603936 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 22.4% green and 21.2% blue (96, 57, 54).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 44% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Hot Chocolate (#683939), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#603936 color codes

HEX	`#603936`
RGB	`rgb(96, 57, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 22.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 44%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 44%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.59, 16.92, 9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.59, 19.26, 28.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.953, 5.68, 4.219)`
Decimal	`6306102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603936, 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 #603936	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603936 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #603936 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603936; }
.text { color: #603936; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603936; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 57 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603936, #604e36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #603936?: #603936 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #603936?: The RGB value is 96, 57, 54: 96 red, 57 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603936?: The complementary color is #365D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603936?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.