What color is #603D49?

#603D49 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 #603D49?

The RGB value is 96, 61, 73: 96 red, 61 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603D49?

The complementary color is #3D6054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603D49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603D49 color

#603D49 rgb(96, 61, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #603D49 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 23.9% green and 28.6% blue (96, 61, 73).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 22% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 24% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#603D49 color codes

HEX	`#603D49`
RGB	`rgb(96, 61, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 23.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 22%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 36%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 24%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.17, 17.29, -0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.17, 17.32, 356.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.695, 6.306, 7.114)`
Decimal	`6307145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603D49, 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 #603D49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603D49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #603D49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603d49; }
.text { color: #603d49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603d49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 61 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603d49, #60433d); }

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Questions

What color is #603D49?: #603D49 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 #603D49?: The RGB value is 96, 61, 73: 96 red, 61 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603D49?: The complementary color is #3D6054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603D49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.