What color is #993F63?

#993F63 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Royal Flush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #993F63?

The RGB value is 153, 63, 99: 153 red, 63 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #993F63?

The complementary color is #3F9975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #993F63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#993F63 color

#993F63 rgb(153, 63, 99)

Shades of pink

The hex color #993F63 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 24.7% green and 38.8% blue (153, 63, 99).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 42% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 35% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Royal Flush (#A0365F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#993F63 color codes

HEX	`#993F63`
RGB	`rgb(153, 63, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 24.7%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 42%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 59%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 35%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.97, 41.41, -2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.97, 41.46, 357.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.167, 11.23, 13.065)`
Decimal	`10043235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #993F63, 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 #993F63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#993F63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #993F63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #993f63; }
.text { color: #993f63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #993f63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 63 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #993f63, #99483f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #993F63?: #993F63 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Royal Flush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #993F63?: The RGB value is 153, 63, 99: 153 red, 63 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #993F63?: The complementary color is #3F9975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #993F63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.