What color is #604A57?

#604A57 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604A57?

The RGB value is 96, 74, 87: 96 red, 74 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604A57?

The complementary color is #4A6053, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604A57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604A57 color

#604A57 rgb(96, 74, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #604A57 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 29% green and 34.1% blue (96, 74, 87).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 9% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#604A57 color codes

HEX	`#604A57`
RGB	`rgb(96, 74, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 29%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 23%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.13, 11.74, -4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.13, 12.44, 340.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.993, 8.073, 10.099)`
Decimal	`6310487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604A57, 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 #604A57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604A57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #604A57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604a57; }
.text { color: #604a57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604a57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 74 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604a57, #604a4c); }

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Questions

What color is #604A57?: #604A57 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604A57?: The RGB value is 96, 74, 87: 96 red, 74 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604A57?: The complementary color is #4A6053, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604A57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.