What color is #623E51?

#623E51 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #623E51?

The RGB value is 98, 62, 81: 98 red, 62 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #623E51?

The complementary color is #3E624F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #623E51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#623E51 color

#623E51 rgb(98, 62, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #623E51 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 24.3% green and 31.8% blue (98, 62, 81).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 23% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 17% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#623E51 color codes

HEX	`#623E51`
RGB	`rgb(98, 62, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 24.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 23%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 37%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 17%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.96, 18.9, -4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.96, 19.54, 345.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.245, 6.636, 8.63)`
Decimal	`6438481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #623E51, 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 #623E51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#623E51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #623E51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #623e51; }
.text { color: #623e51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #623e51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 62 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #623e51, #623e3f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #623E51?: #623E51 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #623E51?: The RGB value is 98, 62, 81: 98 red, 62 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #623E51?: The complementary color is #3E624F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #623E51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.