What color is #604946?

#604946 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604946?

The RGB value is 96, 73, 70: 96 red, 73 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604946?

The complementary color is #465D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604946?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604946 color

#604946 rgb(96, 73, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #604946 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 28.6% green and 27.5% blue (96, 73, 70).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 16% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 27% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#604946 color codes

HEX	`#604946`
RGB	`rgb(96, 73, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 28.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 16%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 27%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 27%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.34, 9.27, 5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.34, 10.81, 30.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.312, 7.694, 6.841)`
Decimal	`6310214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604946, 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 #604946	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604946 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #604946 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604946; }
.text { color: #604946; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604946; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 73 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604946, #605646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #604946?: #604946 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604946?: The RGB value is 96, 73, 70: 96 red, 73 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604946?: The complementary color is #465D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604946?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.