What color is #603B3A?

#603B3A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #603B3A?

The RGB value is 96, 59, 58: 96 red, 59 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603B3A?

The complementary color is #3A5F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603B3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603B3A color

#603B3A rgb(96, 59, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #603B3A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 23.1% green and 22.7% blue (96, 59, 58).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 40% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#603B3A color codes

HEX	`#603B3A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 59, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 23.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 40%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 40%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.21, 16.21, 7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.21, 17.84, 24.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.152, 5.921, 4.768)`
Decimal	`6306618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603B3A, 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 #603B3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603B3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #603B3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603b3a; }
.text { color: #603b3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603b3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 59 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603b3a, #604e3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #603B3A?: #603B3A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #603B3A?: The RGB value is 96, 59, 58: 96 red, 59 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603B3A?: The complementary color is #3A5F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603B3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.