What color is #631B34?

#631B34 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #631B34?

The RGB value is 99, 27, 52: 99 red, 27 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #631B34?

The complementary color is #1B634A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #631B34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#631B34 color

#631B34 rgb(99, 27, 52)

Shades of red

The hex color #631B34 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 10.6% green and 20.4% blue (99, 27, 52).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 57% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 47% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Drops of God (#571E2F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#631B34 color codes

HEX	`#631B34`
RGB	`rgb(99, 27, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 10.6%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 57%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 73%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 47%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.6, 34.43, 2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.6, 34.5, 3.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.158, 3.685, 3.635)`
Decimal	`6495028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #631B34, 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 #631B34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#631B34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #631B34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #631b34; }
.text { color: #631b34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #631b34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 27 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #631b34, #63261b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #631B34?: #631B34 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #631B34?: The RGB value is 99, 27, 52: 99 red, 27 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #631B34?: The complementary color is #1B634A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #631B34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.