What color is #633948?

#633948 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #633948?

The RGB value is 99, 57, 72: 99 red, 57 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #633948?

The complementary color is #396354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #633948?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#633948 color

#633948 rgb(99, 57, 72)

Shades of red

The hex color #633948 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 22.4% green and 28.2% blue (99, 57, 72).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 27% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 27% 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 9.51:1).

#633948 color codes

HEX	`#633948`
RGB	`rgb(99, 57, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 22.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 27%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 42%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 27%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.53, 20.83, -1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.53, 20.86, 356.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.779, 6.047, 6.887)`
Decimal	`6502728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #633948, 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 #633948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#633948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #633948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #633948; }
.text { color: #633948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #633948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 57 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #633948, #633f39); }

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Questions

What color is #633948?: #633948 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #633948?: The RGB value is 99, 57, 72: 99 red, 57 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #633948?: The complementary color is #396354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #633948?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.