What color is #604C51?

#604C51 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604C51?

The RGB value is 96, 76, 81: 96 red, 76 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604C51?

The complementary color is #4C605B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604C51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604C51 color

#604C51 rgb(96, 76, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #604C51 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 29.8% green and 31.8% blue (96, 76, 81).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 12% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 16% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#604C51 color codes

HEX	`#604C51`
RGB	`rgb(96, 76, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 29.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 12%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 21%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 16%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.5, 9.33, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.5, 9.33, 1.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.893, 8.25, 8.907)`
Decimal	`6310993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604C51, 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 #604C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #604C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604c51; }
.text { color: #604c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 76 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604c51, #60514c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #604C51?: #604C51 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604C51?: The RGB value is 96, 76, 81: 96 red, 76 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604C51?: The complementary color is #4C605B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604C51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.