What color is #634D4B?

#634D4B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #634D4B?

The RGB value is 99, 77, 75: 99 red, 77 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634D4B?

The complementary color is #4B6163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634D4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#634D4B color

#634D4B rgb(99, 77, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #634D4B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 30.2% green and 29.4% blue (99, 77, 75).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 14% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 24% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#634D4B color codes

HEX	`#634D4B`
RGB	`rgb(99, 77, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 30.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 14%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 24%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 24%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.94, 8.91, 4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.94, 10.08, 27.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.07, 8.469, 7.812)`
Decimal	`6507851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634D4B, 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 #634D4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634D4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #634D4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634d4b; }
.text { color: #634d4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634d4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 77 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634d4b, #63594b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #634D4B?: #634D4B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #634D4B?: The RGB value is 99, 77, 75: 99 red, 77 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634D4B?: The complementary color is #4B6163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634D4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.