What color is #603B65?

#603B65 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #603B65?

The RGB value is 96, 59, 101: 96 red, 59 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603B65?

The complementary color is #40653B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603B65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603B65 color

#603B65 rgb(96, 59, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #603B65 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 23.1% green and 39.6% blue (96, 59, 101).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 26% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tour (#653B66), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#603B65 color codes

HEX	`#603B65`
RGB	`rgb(96, 59, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 23.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 26%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 42%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 42%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.77, 24.05, -18.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.77, 30.12, 322.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.737, 6.555, 13.114)`
Decimal	`6306661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603B65, 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 #603B65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603B65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #603B65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603b65; }
.text { color: #603b65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603b65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 59 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603b65, #653b55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #603B65?: #603B65 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #603B65?: The RGB value is 96, 59, 101: 96 red, 59 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603B65?: The complementary color is #40653B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603B65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.