What color is #603A2B?

#603A2B 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 #603A2B?

The RGB value is 96, 58, 43: 96 red, 58 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603A2B?

The complementary color is #2B5160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603A2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603A2B color

#603A2B rgb(96, 58, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #603A2B is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 22.7% green and 16.9% blue (96, 58, 43).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 38% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 55% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Escape (#623D2E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#603A2B color codes

HEX	`#603A2B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 58, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 22.7%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 38%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 55%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 55%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.61, 15.01, 16.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.61, 22.18, 47.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.773, 5.688, 3.026)`
Decimal	`6306347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603A2B, 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 #603A2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603A2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	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 #603A2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603a2b; }
.text { color: #603a2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603a2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 58 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603a2b, #60552b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #603A2B?: #603A2B 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 #603A2B?: The RGB value is 96, 58, 43: 96 red, 58 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603A2B?: The complementary color is #2B5160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603A2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.