What color is #603F39?

#603F39 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #603F39?

The RGB value is 96, 63, 57: 96 red, 63 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603F39?

The complementary color is #395A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603F39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603F39 color

#603F39 rgb(96, 63, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #603F39 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 24.7% green and 22.4% blue (96, 63, 57).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 41% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Brunette (#664238), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#603F39 color codes

HEX	`#603F39`
RGB	`rgb(96, 63, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 24.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 41%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 41%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.25, 13.58, 9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.25, 16.6, 35.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.34, 6.338, 4.707)`
Decimal	`6307641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603F39, 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 #603F39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603F39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #603F39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603f39; }
.text { color: #603f39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603f39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 63 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603f39, #605239); }

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Questions

What color is #603F39?: #603F39 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #603F39?: The RGB value is 96, 63, 57: 96 red, 63 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603F39?: The complementary color is #395A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603F39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.