What color is #634757?

#634757 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #634757?

The RGB value is 99, 71, 87: 99 red, 71 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634757?

The complementary color is #476353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634757?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#634757 color

#634757 rgb(99, 71, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #634757 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 27.8% green and 34.1% blue (99, 71, 87).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 16% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 12% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#634757 color codes

HEX	`#634757`
RGB	`rgb(99, 71, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 27.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 16%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 28%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 12%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.66, 14.83, -4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.66, 15.57, 342.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.119, 7.848, 10.049)`
Decimal	`6506327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634757, 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 #634757	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634757 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #634757 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634757; }
.text { color: #634757; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634757; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 71 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634757, #634749); }

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Questions

What color is #634757?: #634757 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #634757?: The RGB value is 99, 71, 87: 99 red, 71 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634757?: The complementary color is #476353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634757?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.