What color is #634957?

#634957 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 #634957?

The RGB value is 99, 73, 87: 99 red, 73 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634957?

The complementary color is #496355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634957?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#634957 color

#634957 rgb(99, 73, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #634957 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 28.6% green and 34.1% blue (99, 73, 87).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 15% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 12% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#634957 color codes

HEX	`#634957`
RGB	`rgb(99, 73, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 28.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 15%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 26%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 12%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.2, 13.58, -3.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.2, 14.15, 343.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.248, 8.106, 10.092)`
Decimal	`6506839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634957, 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 #634957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #634957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634957; }
.text { color: #634957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 73 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634957, #63494a); }

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Questions

What color is #634957?: #634957 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 #634957?: The RGB value is 99, 73, 87: 99 red, 73 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634957?: The complementary color is #496355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634957?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.