What color is #634C62?

#634C62 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #634C62?

The RGB value is 99, 76, 98: 99 red, 76 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634C62?

The complementary color is #4C634D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634C62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#634C62 color

#634C62 rgb(99, 76, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #634C62 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 29.8% green and 38.4% blue (99, 76, 98).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 13% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 1% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#634C62 color codes

HEX	`#634C62`
RGB	`rgb(99, 76, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 29.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 13%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 23%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 1%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.41, 13.94, -9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.41, 16.65, 326.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.934, 8.704, 12.71)`
Decimal	`6507618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634C62, 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 #634C62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634C62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #634C62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634c62; }
.text { color: #634c62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634c62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 76 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634c62, #634c57); }

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Questions

What color is #634C62?: #634C62 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #634C62?: The RGB value is 99, 76, 98: 99 red, 76 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634C62?: The complementary color is #4C634D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634C62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.