#604243
Walnut · dark warm red
About #604243
#604243 is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 38% red, 26% green and 26% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 30% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Walnut (ΔE 8.8), with Umber the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #42605F (dark teal), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.91:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #604243?
#604243 is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 38% red, 26% green and 26% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 30% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #604243?
Use white text. White on #604243 has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #604243?
Its complementary colour is #42605F, and analogous partners are #604252 and #605042.