What color is #603E47?

#603E47 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #603E47?

The RGB value is 96, 62, 71: 96 red, 62 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603E47?

The complementary color is #3E6057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603E47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603E47 color

#603E47 rgb(96, 62, 71)

Shades of red

The hex color #603E47 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 24.3% green and 27.8% blue (96, 62, 71).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 22% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 26% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#603E47 color codes

HEX	`#603E47`
RGB	`rgb(96, 62, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 24.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 22%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 35%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 26%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.37, 16.33, 0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.37, 16.34, 2.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.684, 6.387, 6.788)`
Decimal	`6307399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603E47, 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 #603E47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603E47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #603E47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603e47; }
.text { color: #603e47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603e47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 62 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603e47, #60463e); }

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Questions

What color is #603E47?: #603E47 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #603E47?: The RGB value is 96, 62, 71: 96 red, 62 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603E47?: The complementary color is #3E6057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603E47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.