What color is #634F56?

#634F56 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 #634F56?

The RGB value is 99, 79, 86: 99 red, 79 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634F56?

The complementary color is #4F635C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634F56?

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.

#634F56 color

#634F56 rgb(99, 79, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #634F56 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 31% green and 33.7% blue (99, 79, 86).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 13% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#634F56 color codes

HEX	`#634F56`
RGB	`rgb(99, 79, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 31%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 20%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 13%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.82, 9.65, -0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.82, 9.69, 354.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.621, 8.917, 10.017)`
Decimal	`6508374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634F56, 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 #634F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634F56 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 #634F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634f56; }
.text { color: #634f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 79 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634f56, #63524f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #634F56?: #634F56 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 #634F56?: The RGB value is 99, 79, 86: 99 red, 79 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634F56?: The complementary color is #4F635C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634F56?: 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.