What color is #604951?

#604951 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604951?

The RGB value is 96, 73, 81: 96 red, 73 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604951?

The complementary color is #496058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604951?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604951 color

#604951 rgb(96, 73, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #604951 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 28.6% green and 31.8% blue (96, 73, 81).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 16% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#604951 color codes

HEX	`#604951`
RGB	`rgb(96, 73, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 28.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 24%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 16%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.66, 11.21, -0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.66, 11.25, 355.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.692, 7.846, 8.84)`
Decimal	`6310225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604951, 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 #604951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604951 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #604951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604951; }
.text { color: #604951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 73 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604951, #604c49); }

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Questions

What color is #604951?: #604951 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604951?: The RGB value is 96, 73, 81: 96 red, 73 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604951?: The complementary color is #496058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604951?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.