What color is #604A42?

#604A42 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604A42?

The RGB value is 96, 74, 66: 96 red, 74 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604A42?

The complementary color is #425860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604A42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604A42 color

#604A42 rgb(96, 74, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #604A42 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 29% green and 25.9% blue (96, 74, 66).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 19% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 31% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Lynx (#604D47), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#604A42 color codes

HEX	`#604A42`
RGB	`rgb(96, 74, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 29%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 19%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 31%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 31%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.52, 8, 8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.52, 11.57, 46.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.256, 7.778, 6.22)`
Decimal	`6310466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604A42, 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 #604A42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604A42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #604A42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604a42; }
.text { color: #604a42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604a42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 74 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604a42, #605942); }

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Questions

What color is #604A42?: #604A42 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604A42?: The RGB value is 96, 74, 66: 96 red, 74 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604A42?: The complementary color is #425860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604A42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.