What color is #634646?

#634646 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #634646?

The RGB value is 99, 70, 70: 99 red, 70 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634646?

The complementary color is #466363, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634646?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#634646 color

#634646 rgb(99, 70, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #634646 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 27.5% green and 27.5% blue (99, 70, 70).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 17% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 29% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#634646 color codes

HEX	`#634646`
RGB	`rgb(99, 70, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 27.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 17%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 29%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 29%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.87, 12.45, 4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.87, 13.39, 21.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.441, 7.476, 6.791)`
Decimal	`6506054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634646, 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 #634646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634646 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #634646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634646; }
.text { color: #634646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 70 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634646, #635546); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #634646?: #634646 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #634646?: The RGB value is 99, 70, 70: 99 red, 70 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634646?: The complementary color is #466363, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634646?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.