What color is #634A41?

#634A41 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #634A41?

The RGB value is 99, 74, 65: 99 red, 74 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634A41?

The complementary color is #415A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634A41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#634A41 color

#634A41 rgb(99, 74, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #634A41 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 29% green and 25.5% blue (99, 74, 65).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 21% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 34% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Lynx (#604D47), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#634A41 color codes

HEX	`#634A41`
RGB	`rgb(99, 74, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 29%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 21%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 34%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 34%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.84, 9.19, 9.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.84, 13.21, 45.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.549, 7.932, 6.081)`
Decimal	`6507073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634A41, 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 #634A41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634A41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #634A41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634a41; }
.text { color: #634a41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634a41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 74 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634a41, #635b41); }

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Questions

What color is #634A41?: #634A41 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #634A41?: The RGB value is 99, 74, 65: 99 red, 74 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634A41?: The complementary color is #415A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634A41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.