What color is #634F58?

#634F58 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 #634F58?

The RGB value is 99, 79, 88: 99 red, 79 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634F58?

The complementary color is #4F635A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634F58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#634F58 color

#634F58 rgb(99, 79, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #634F58 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 31% green and 34.5% blue (99, 79, 88).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 11% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#634F58 color codes

HEX	`#634F58`
RGB	`rgb(99, 79, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 31%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 20%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 11%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.89, 10.03, -2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.89, 10.25, 348.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.703, 8.949, 10.447)`
Decimal	`6508376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634F58, 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 #634F58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634F58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #634F58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634f58; }
.text { color: #634f58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634f58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 79 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634f58, #63504f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #634F58?: #634F58 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 #634F58?: The RGB value is 99, 79, 88: 99 red, 79 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634F58?: The complementary color is #4F635A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634F58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.