What color is #604141?

#604141 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 #604141?

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

What is the complementary color of #604141?

The complementary color is #416060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604141 color

#604141 rgb(96, 65, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #604141 is a dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 19% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 32% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#604141 color codes

HEX	`#604141`
RGB	`rgb(96, 65, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 25.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 19%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 32%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 32%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31, 13.49, 5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31, 14.54, 21.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.669, 6.65, 5.88)`
Decimal	`6308161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604141, 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 #604141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #604141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604141; }
.text { color: #604141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 65 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604141, #605141); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #604141?: #604141 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 #604141?: The RGB value is 96, 65, 65: 96 red, 65 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604141?: The complementary color is #416060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.