What color is #63384E?

#63384E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63384E?

The RGB value is 99, 56, 78: 99 red, 56 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63384E?

The complementary color is #38634D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63384E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63384E color

#63384E rgb(99, 56, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #63384E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 22% green and 30.6% blue (99, 56, 78).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 28% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 21% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#63384E color codes

HEX	`#63384E`
RGB	`rgb(99, 56, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 22%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 28%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 43%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 21%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.49, 22.44, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.49, 23.03, 347.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.935, 6.032, 7.953)`
Decimal	`6502478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63384E, 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 #63384E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#63384E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #63384E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63384e; }
.text { color: #63384e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63384e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 56 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63384e, #633839); }

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Questions

What color is #63384E?: #63384E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63384E?: The RGB value is 99, 56, 78: 99 red, 56 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63384E?: The complementary color is #38634D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63384E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.