What color is #63373A?

#63373A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63373A?

The RGB value is 99, 55, 58: 99 red, 55 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63373A?

The complementary color is #376360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63373A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63373A color

#63373A rgb(99, 55, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #63373A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 21.6% green and 22.7% blue (99, 55, 58).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 29% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 41% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Hot Chocolate (#683939), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#63373A color codes

HEX	`#63373A`
RGB	`rgb(99, 55, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 21.6%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 29%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 44%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 41%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.62, 19.98, 6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.62, 21.06, 18.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.276, 5.691, 4.717)`
Decimal	`6502202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63373A, 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 #63373A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#63373A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #63373A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63373a; }
.text { color: #63373a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63373a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 55 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63373a, #634a37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #63373A?: #63373A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63373A?: The RGB value is 99, 55, 58: 99 red, 55 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63373A?: The complementary color is #376360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63373A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.