What color is #633040?

#633040 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 #633040?

The RGB value is 99, 48, 64: 99 red, 48 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #633040?

The complementary color is #306353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #633040?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#633040 color

#633040 rgb(99, 48, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #633040 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 18.8% green and 25.1% blue (99, 48, 64).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 35% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 35% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#633040 color codes

HEX	`#633040`
RGB	`rgb(99, 48, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 18.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 35%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 52%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 35%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.12, 24.98, 0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.12, 24.99, 1.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.128, 5.137, 5.466)`
Decimal	`6500416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #633040, 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 #633040	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#633040 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #633040 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #633040; }
.text { color: #633040; }
.border { border: 2px solid #633040; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 48 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #633040, #633a30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #633040?: #633040 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 #633040?: The RGB value is 99, 48, 64: 99 red, 48 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #633040?: The complementary color is #306353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #633040?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.