What color is #634A53?

#634A53 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #634A53?

The RGB value is 99, 74, 83: 99 red, 74 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634A53?

The complementary color is #4A635A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634A53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#634A53 color

#634A53 rgb(99, 74, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #634A53 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 29% green and 32.5% blue (99, 74, 83).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 14% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 16% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#634A53 color codes

HEX	`#634A53`
RGB	`rgb(99, 74, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 29%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 14%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 25%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 16%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.34, 12.2, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.34, 12.26, 354.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.156, 8.175, 9.278)`
Decimal	`6507091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634A53, 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 #634A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #634A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634a53; }
.text { color: #634a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 74 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634a53, #634e4a); }

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Questions

What color is #634A53?: #634A53 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #634A53?: The RGB value is 99, 74, 83: 99 red, 74 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634A53?: The complementary color is #4A635A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634A53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.