What color is #604858?

#604858 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604858?

The RGB value is 96, 72, 88: 96 red, 72 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604858?

The complementary color is #486050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604858?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604858 color

#604858 rgb(96, 72, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #604858 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 28.2% green and 34.5% blue (96, 72, 88).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 8% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#604858 color codes

HEX	`#604858`
RGB	`rgb(96, 72, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 28.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 25%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 8%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.62, 13.2, -5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.62, 14.3, 337.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.903, 7.826, 10.272)`
Decimal	`6309976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604858, 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 #604858	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604858 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #604858 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604858; }
.text { color: #604858; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604858; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 72 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604858, #60484c); }

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Questions

What color is #604858?: #604858 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604858?: The RGB value is 96, 72, 88: 96 red, 72 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604858?: The complementary color is #486050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604858?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.