What color is #63263B?

#63263B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63263B?

The RGB value is 99, 38, 59: 99 red, 38 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63263B?

The complementary color is #26634E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63263B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63263B color

#63263B rgb(99, 38, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #63263B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 14.9% green and 23.1% blue (99, 38, 59).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 45% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 40% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#63263B color codes

HEX	`#63263B`
RGB	`rgb(99, 38, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 14.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 45%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 62%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 40%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.81, 29.89, 0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.81, 29.9, 1.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.629, 4.355, 4.628)`
Decimal	`6497851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63263B, 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 #63263B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#63263B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #63263B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63263b; }
.text { color: #63263b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63263b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 38 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63263b, #633026); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #63263B?: #63263B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63263B?: The RGB value is 99, 38, 59: 99 red, 38 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63263B?: The complementary color is #26634E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63263B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.