What color is #63003C?

#63003C is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63003C?

The RGB value is 99, 0, 60: 99 red, 0 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63003C?

The complementary color is #006327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63003C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63003C color

#63003C rgb(99, 0, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #63003C is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 0% green and 23.5% blue (99, 0, 60).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 39% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#63003C color codes

HEX	`#63003C`
RGB	`rgb(99, 0, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 0%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 100%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 39%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.96, 43.65, -7.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.96, 44.26, 350.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.962, 2.98, 4.535)`
Decimal	`6488124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63003C, 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 #63003C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#63003C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #63003C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63003c; }
.text { color: #63003c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63003c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 0 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63003c, #63000b); }

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Questions

What color is #63003C?: #63003C is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63003C?: The RGB value is 99, 0, 60: 99 red, 0 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63003C?: The complementary color is #006327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63003C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.