What color is #604E65?

#604E65 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604E65?

The RGB value is 96, 78, 101: 96 red, 78 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604E65?

The complementary color is #53654E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604E65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604E65 color

#604E65 rgb(96, 78, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #604E65 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 30.6% green and 39.6% blue (96, 78, 101).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#604E65 color codes

HEX	`#604E65`
RGB	`rgb(96, 78, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 30.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 23%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 23%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.74, 12.2, -10.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.74, 16.11, 319.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.897, 8.875, 13.501)`
Decimal	`6311525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604E65, 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 #604E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #604E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604e65; }
.text { color: #604e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 78 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604e65, #654e5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #604E65?: #604E65 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604E65?: The RGB value is 96, 78, 101: 96 red, 78 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604E65?: The complementary color is #53654E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604E65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.