What color is #634F55?

#634F55 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #634F55?

The RGB value is 99, 79, 85: 99 red, 79 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634F55?

The complementary color is #4F635D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634F55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#634F55 color

#634F55 rgb(99, 79, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #634F55 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 31% green and 33.3% blue (99, 79, 85).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 14% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#634F55 color codes

HEX	`#634F55`
RGB	`rgb(99, 79, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 31%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 20%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 14%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.79, 9.46, -0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.79, 9.46, 357.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.581, 8.901, 9.806)`
Decimal	`6508373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634F55, 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 #634F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #634F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634f55; }
.text { color: #634f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 79 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634f55, #63534f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #634F55?: #634F55 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #634F55?: The RGB value is 99, 79, 85: 99 red, 79 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634F55?: The complementary color is #4F635D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634F55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.