What color is #623F66?

#623F66 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #623F66?

The RGB value is 98, 63, 102: 98 red, 63 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #623F66?

The complementary color is #43663F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #623F66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#623F66 color

#623F66 rgb(98, 63, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #623F66 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 24.7% green and 40% blue (98, 63, 102).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 24% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tour (#653B66), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#623F66 color codes

HEX	`#623F66`
RGB	`rgb(98, 63, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 24.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 24%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 38%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 38%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.06, 22.53, -16.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.06, 28.08, 323.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.213, 7.111, 13.455)`
Decimal	`6438758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #623F66, 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 #623F66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#623F66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #623F66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #623f66; }
.text { color: #623f66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #623f66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 63 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #623f66, #663f57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #623F66?: #623F66 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #623F66?: The RGB value is 98, 63, 102: 98 red, 63 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #623F66?: The complementary color is #43663F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #623F66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.