What color is #604A37?

#604A37 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 #604A37?

The RGB value is 96, 74, 55: 96 red, 74 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604A37?

The complementary color is #374D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604A37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604A37 color

#604A37 rgb(96, 74, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #604A37 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 29% green and 21.6% blue (96, 74, 55).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 27% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 43% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Power (#654B37), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#604A37 color codes

HEX	`#604A37`
RGB	`rgb(96, 74, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 29%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 27%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 43%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 43%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.27, 6.43, 14.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.27, 16.24, 66.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.962, 7.661, 4.673)`
Decimal	`6310455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604A37, 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 #604A37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604A37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #604A37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604a37; }
.text { color: #604a37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604a37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 74 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604a37, #605f37); }

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Questions

What color is #604A37?: #604A37 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 #604A37?: The RGB value is 96, 74, 55: 96 red, 74 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604A37?: The complementary color is #374D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604A37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.