#604342
Walnut · dark warm red
About #604342
#604342 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, 30% magenta, 31% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Walnut (ΔE 7.7), with Umber the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #425F60 (charcoal), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.83:1).
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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 #604342?
#604342 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, 30% magenta, 31% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #604342?
Use white text. White on #604342 has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #604342?
Its complementary colour is #425F60, and analogous partners are #604250 and #605242.