What color is #604E50?

#604E50 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 #604E50?

The RGB value is 96, 78, 80: 96 red, 78 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604E50?

The complementary color is #4E605E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604E50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604E50 color

#604E50 rgb(96, 78, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #604E50 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 30.6% green and 31.4% blue (96, 78, 80).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 10% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#604E50 color codes

HEX	`#604E50`
RGB	`rgb(96, 78, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 30.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 10%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 17%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.03, 7.89, 1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.03, 8.07, 11.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.996, 8.515, 8.758)`
Decimal	`6311504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604E50, 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 #604E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #604E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604e50; }
.text { color: #604e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 78 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604e50, #60554e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #604E50?: #604E50 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 #604E50?: The RGB value is 96, 78, 80: 96 red, 78 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604E50?: The complementary color is #4E605E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604E50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.