What color is #604446?

#604446 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604446?

The RGB value is 96, 68, 70: 96 red, 68 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604446?

The complementary color is #44605E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604446?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604446 color

#604446 rgb(96, 68, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #604446 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 26.7% green and 27.5% blue (96, 68, 70).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 17% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 27% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#604446 color codes

HEX	`#604446`
RGB	`rgb(96, 68, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 26.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 17%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 29%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 27%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.95, 12.4, 3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.95, 12.91, 16.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.997, 7.064, 6.735)`
Decimal	`6308934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604446, 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 #604446	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604446 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #604446 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604446; }
.text { color: #604446; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604446; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 68 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604446, #605044); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #604446?: #604446 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604446?: The RGB value is 96, 68, 70: 96 red, 68 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604446?: The complementary color is #44605E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604446?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.