What color is #604B62?

#604B62 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604B62?

The RGB value is 96, 75, 98: 96 red, 75 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604B62?

The complementary color is #4D624B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604B62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604B62 color

#604B62 rgb(96, 75, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #604B62 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 29.4% green and 38.4% blue (96, 75, 98).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 13% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#604B62 color codes

HEX	`#604B62`
RGB	`rgb(96, 75, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 29.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 13%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 23%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 23%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.8, 13.42, -10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.8, 16.76, 323.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.544, 8.401, 12.672)`
Decimal	`6310754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604B62, 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 #604B62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604B62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #604B62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604b62; }
.text { color: #604b62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604b62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 75 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604b62, #624b59); }

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Questions

What color is #604B62?: #604B62 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604B62?: The RGB value is 96, 75, 98: 96 red, 75 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604B62?: The complementary color is #4D624B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604B62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.