What color is #603C5C?

#603C5C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #603C5C?

The RGB value is 96, 60, 92: 96 red, 60 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603C5C?

The complementary color is #3C6040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603C5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603C5C color

#603C5C rgb(96, 60, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #603C5C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 23.5% green and 36.1% blue (96, 60, 92).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 23% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 4% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#603C5C color codes

HEX	`#603C5C`
RGB	`rgb(96, 60, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 23.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 23%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 38%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 4%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.62, 21.51, -12.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.62, 24.92, 329.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.371, 6.492, 10.935)`
Decimal	`6306908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603C5C, 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 #603C5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603C5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #603C5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603c5c; }
.text { color: #603c5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603c5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 60 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603c5c, #603c4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #603C5C?: #603C5C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #603C5C?: The RGB value is 96, 60, 92: 96 red, 60 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603C5C?: The complementary color is #3C6040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603C5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.