What color is #603C3E?

#603C3E 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 #603C3E?

The RGB value is 96, 60, 62: 96 red, 60 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603C3E?

The complementary color is #3C605E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603C3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603C3E color

#603C3E rgb(96, 60, 62)

Shades of red

The hex color #603C3E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 23.5% green and 24.3% blue (96, 60, 62).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 23% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 35% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#603C3E color codes

HEX	`#603C3E`
RGB	`rgb(96, 60, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 23.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 23%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 38%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 35%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.58, 16.16, 5.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.58, 17.03, 18.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.309, 6.067, 5.343)`
Decimal	`6306878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603C3E, 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 #603C3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603C3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #603C3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603c3e; }
.text { color: #603c3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603c3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 60 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603c3e, #604c3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #603C3E?: #603C3E 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 #603C3E?: The RGB value is 96, 60, 62: 96 red, 60 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603C3E?: The complementary color is #3C605E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603C3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.