What color is #604B2C?

#604B2C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604B2C?

The RGB value is 96, 75, 44: 96 red, 75 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604B2C?

The complementary color is #2C4160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604B2C?

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.

#604B2C color

#604B2C rgb(96, 75, 44)

Shades of brown

The hex color #604B2C is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 29.4% green and 17.3% blue (96, 75, 44).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 37% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 54% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Beat (#654F2D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#604B2C color codes

HEX	`#604B2C`
RGB	`rgb(96, 75, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 29.4%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 37%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 54%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 54%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.35, 4.51, 21.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.35, 22.21, 78.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.795, 7.701, 3.458)`
Decimal	`6310700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604B2C, 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 #604B2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604B2C 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 #604B2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604b2c; }
.text { color: #604b2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604b2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 75 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604b2c, #5b602c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #604B2C?: #604B2C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604B2C?: The RGB value is 96, 75, 44: 96 red, 75 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604B2C?: The complementary color is #2C4160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604B2C?: 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.