What color is #604041?

#604041 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 #604041?

The RGB value is 96, 64, 65: 96 red, 64 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604041?

The complementary color is #40605F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604041?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604041 color

#604041 rgb(96, 64, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #604041 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 25.1% green and 25.5% blue (96, 64, 65).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 20% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 32% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#604041 color codes

HEX	`#604041`
RGB	`rgb(96, 64, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 25.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 20%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 33%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 32%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.73, 14.11, 5.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.73, 14.99, 19.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.612, 6.536, 5.861)`
Decimal	`6307905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604041, 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 #604041	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604041 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #604041 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604041; }
.text { color: #604041; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604041; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 64 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604041, #604f40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #604041?: #604041 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 #604041?: The RGB value is 96, 64, 65: 96 red, 64 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604041?: The complementary color is #40605F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604041?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.