What color is #633550?

#633550 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #633550?

The RGB value is 99, 53, 80: 99 red, 53 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #633550?

The complementary color is #356348, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #633550?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#633550 color

#633550 rgb(99, 53, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #633550 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 20.8% green and 31.4% blue (99, 53, 80).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 30% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 19% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#633550 color codes

HEX	`#633550`
RGB	`rgb(99, 53, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 20.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 30%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 46%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 19%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.85, 24.59, -7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.85, 25.7, 343.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.867, 5.779, 8.289)`
Decimal	`6501712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #633550, 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 #633550	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#633550 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #633550 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #633550; }
.text { color: #633550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #633550; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 53 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #633550, #633539); }

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Questions

What color is #633550?: #633550 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #633550?: The RGB value is 99, 53, 80: 99 red, 53 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #633550?: The complementary color is #356348, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #633550?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.