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#604539 Color

#604539 is rgb(96, 69, 57) in RGB, hsl(18, 25%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 41%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Liver (#674C47), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#604539
HEX#604539
RGBrgb(96, 69, 57)
HSLhsl(18, 25%, 30%)
HSVhsv(18, 41%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 41%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(41.7% 0.042 45)
LABlab(32.07% 10.67 12.07)
LCHlch(32.07% 16.11 48.53)

What #604539 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 #604539, 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.

#604539 Channel Values

How #604539 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 69 · B 578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 25% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 41% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 41% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.72:1 vs white · 2.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #604539 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 text8.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #604539

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #604539; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #604539

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #604539.

How #604539 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#604539
Protanopia#4A4A39
Protanomaly#544839
Deuteranopia#4F4F38
Deuteranomaly#564B38
Tritanopia#614444
Tritanomaly#614440
Achromatopsia#4B4B4B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #604539 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-604539: #604539;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #604539;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-604539': '#604539' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.271, blue: 0.224)
Android XML<color name="color_604539">#604539</color>
SVG fillfill="#604539"

More Brown Colors

#604539 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#604539 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #604539?

#604539 is a dark brown — rgb(96, 69, 57) in RGB and hsl(18, 25%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Liver (#674C47), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.41.

What is the RGB value of #604539?

#604539 is rgb(96, 69, 57) — red 96, green 69, and blue 57 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #604539?

#604539 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 41%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #604539 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #604539 scores 8.72:1 against white and 2.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #604539 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #604539 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 20.29, which is visibly different.

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