What color is #604E4A?

#604E4A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604E4A?

The RGB value is 96, 78, 74: 96 red, 78 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604E4A?

The complementary color is #4A5C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604E4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604E4A color

#604E4A rgb(96, 78, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #604E4A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 30.6% green and 29% blue (96, 78, 74).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 23% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Lynx (#604D47), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#604E4A color codes

HEX	`#604E4A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 78, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 30.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 23%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 23%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.86, 6.82, 5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.86, 8.58, 37.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.784, 8.43, 7.642)`
Decimal	`6311498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604E4A, 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 #604E4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604E4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #604E4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604e4a; }
.text { color: #604e4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604e4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 78 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604e4a, #60594a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #604E4A?: #604E4A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604E4A?: The RGB value is 96, 78, 74: 96 red, 78 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604E4A?: The complementary color is #4A5C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604E4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.