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#603206 Color

#603206 is rgb(96, 50, 6) in RGB, hsl(29, 88%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 94%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Bronze (#6E3A07), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#603206
HEX#603206
RGBrgb(96, 50, 6)
HSLhsl(29, 88%, 20%)
HSVhsv(29, 94%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 94%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(36.9% 0.085 57.3)
LABlab(26.45% 19.00 34.23)
LCHlch(26.45% 39.15 60.97)

What #603206 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #603206, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#603206 Channel Values

How #603206 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 96 · G 50 · B 68-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 88% · L 20%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 94% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 94% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.73:1 vs white · 1.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #603206 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #603206

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #603206; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #603206

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #603206.

How #603206 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#603206
Protanopia#3D3D05
Protanomaly#4D3905
Deuteranopia#454500
Deuteranomaly#513E01
Tritanopia#612F2F
Tritanomaly#613024
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #603206 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-603206: #603206;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #603206;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-603206': '#603206' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.196, blue: 0.024)
Android XML<color name="color_603206">#603206</color>
SVG fillfill="#603206"

More Brown Colors

#603206 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#603206 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #603206?

#603206 is a dark brown — rgb(96, 50, 6) in RGB and hsl(29, 88%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Bronze (#6E3A07), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #603206?

#603206 is rgb(96, 50, 6) — red 96, green 50, and blue 6 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #603206?

#603206 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 94%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #603206 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #603206 scores 10.73:1 against white and 1.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #603206 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #603206 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 16.37, which is visibly different.

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