What color is #603B51?

#603B51 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #603B51?

The RGB value is 96, 59, 81: 96 red, 59 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603B51?

The complementary color is #3B604A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603B51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603B51 color

#603B51 rgb(96, 59, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #603B51 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 23.1% green and 31.8% blue (96, 59, 81).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 16% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#603B51 color codes

HEX	`#603B51`
RGB	`rgb(96, 59, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 23.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 39%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 16%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.93, 19.96, -6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.93, 21, 341.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.873, 6.209, 8.567)`
Decimal	`6306641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603B51, 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 #603B51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603B51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #603B51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603b51; }
.text { color: #603b51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603b51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 59 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603b51, #603b3e); }

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Questions

What color is #603B51?: #603B51 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #603B51?: The RGB value is 96, 59, 81: 96 red, 59 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603B51?: The complementary color is #3B604A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603B51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.