What color is #632A48?

#632A48 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #632A48?

The RGB value is 99, 42, 72: 99 red, 42 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #632A48?

The complementary color is #2A6345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #632A48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#632A48 color

#632A48 rgb(99, 42, 72)

Shades of purple

The hex color #632A48 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 16.5% green and 28.2% blue (99, 42, 72).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 40% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 27% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#632A48 color codes

HEX	`#632A48`
RGB	`rgb(99, 42, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 16.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 40%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 58%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 27%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.09, 29.58, -6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.09, 30.25, 347.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.143, 4.777, 6.675)`
Decimal	`6498888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #632A48, 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 #632A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#632A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #632A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #632a48; }
.text { color: #632a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #632a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 42 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #632a48, #632a2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #632A48?: #632A48 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #632A48?: The RGB value is 99, 42, 72: 99 red, 42 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #632A48?: The complementary color is #2A6345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #632A48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.