What color is #604932?

#604932 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Black Power. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604932?

The RGB value is 96, 73, 50: 96 red, 73 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604932?

The complementary color is #324960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604932?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604932 color

#604932 rgb(96, 73, 50)

Shades of brown

The hex color #604932 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 28.6% green and 19.6% blue (96, 73, 50).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 32% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 48% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Power (#654B37), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#604932 color codes

HEX	`#604932`
RGB	`rgb(96, 73, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 28.6%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 32%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 48%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 48%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.88, 6.42, 17.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.88, 18.65, 69.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.782, 7.483, 4.051)`
Decimal	`6310194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604932, 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 #604932	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604932 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #604932 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604932; }
.text { color: #604932; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604932; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 73 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604932, #606032); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #604932?: #604932 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Black Power. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604932?: The RGB value is 96, 73, 50: 96 red, 73 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604932?: The complementary color is #324960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604932?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.