What color is #603B49?

#603B49 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #603B49?

The RGB value is 96, 59, 73: 96 red, 59 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603B49?

The complementary color is #3B6052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603B49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603B49 color

#603B49 rgb(96, 59, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #603B49 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 23.1% green and 28.6% blue (96, 59, 73).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 24% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#603B49 color codes

HEX	`#603B49`
RGB	`rgb(96, 59, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 23.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 39%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 24%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.65, 18.53, -1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.65, 18.61, 354.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.591, 6.096, 7.079)`
Decimal	`6306633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603B49, 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 #603B49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603B49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #603B49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603b49; }
.text { color: #603b49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603b49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 59 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603b49, #60403b); }

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Questions

What color is #603B49?: #603B49 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #603B49?: The RGB value is 96, 59, 73: 96 red, 59 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603B49?: The complementary color is #3B6052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603B49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.