What color is #604423?

#604423 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Florida’s Alligator. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604423?

The RGB value is 96, 68, 35: 96 red, 68 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604423?

The complementary color is #233F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604423?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604423 color

#604423 rgb(96, 68, 35)

Shades of brown

The hex color #604423 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 26.7% green and 13.7% blue (96, 68, 35).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 47% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 64% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Florida’s Alligator (#664422), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#604423 color codes

HEX	`#604423`
RGB	`rgb(96, 68, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 26.7%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 47%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 64%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 64%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.21, 8, 24.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.21, 25.74, 71.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.195, 6.743, 2.512)`
Decimal	`6308899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604423, 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 #604423	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604423 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #604423 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604423; }
.text { color: #604423; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604423; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 68 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604423, #5e6023); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #604423?: #604423 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Florida’s Alligator. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604423?: The RGB value is 96, 68, 35: 96 red, 68 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604423?: The complementary color is #233F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604423?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.