What color is #634D47?

#634D47 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #634D47?

The RGB value is 99, 77, 71: 99 red, 77 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634D47?

The complementary color is #475D63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#634D47 color

#634D47 rgb(99, 77, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #634D47 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 30.2% green and 27.8% blue (99, 77, 71).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 16% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 28% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Lynx (#604D47), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#634D47 color codes

HEX	`#634D47`
RGB	`rgb(99, 77, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 30.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 16%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 28%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 28%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.83, 8.25, 7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.83, 10.88, 40.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.937, 8.416, 7.114)`
Decimal	`6507847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634D47, 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 #634D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #634D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634d47; }
.text { color: #634d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 77 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634d47, #635b47); }

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Questions

What color is #634D47?: #634D47 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #634D47?: The RGB value is 99, 77, 71: 99 red, 77 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634D47?: The complementary color is #475D63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.