What color is #604B5C?

#604B5C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604B5C?

The RGB value is 96, 75, 92: 96 red, 75 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604B5C?

The complementary color is #4B604F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604B5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604B5C color

#604B5C rgb(96, 75, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #604B5C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 29.4% green and 36.1% blue (96, 75, 92).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 12% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 4% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#604B5C color codes

HEX	`#604B5C`
RGB	`rgb(96, 75, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 29.4%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 12%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 22%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 4%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.58, 12.13, -6.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.58, 13.81, 331.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.272, 8.292, 11.235)`
Decimal	`6310748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604B5C, 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 #604B5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604B5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #604B5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604b5c; }
.text { color: #604b5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604b5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 75 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604b5c, #604b52); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #604B5C?: #604B5C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604B5C?: The RGB value is 96, 75, 92: 96 red, 75 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604B5C?: The complementary color is #4B604F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604B5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.