What color is #634F5D?

#634F5D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #634F5D?

The RGB value is 99, 79, 93: 99 red, 79 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634F5D?

The complementary color is #4F6355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634F5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#634F5D color

#634F5D rgb(99, 79, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #634F5D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 31% green and 36.5% blue (99, 79, 93).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 6% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#634F5D color codes

HEX	`#634F5D`
RGB	`rgb(99, 79, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 31%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 20%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 6%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.05, 11.03, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.05, 12.11, 335.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.917, 9.035, 11.575)`
Decimal	`6508381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634F5D, 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 #634F5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634F5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #634F5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634f5d; }
.text { color: #634f5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634f5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 79 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634f5d, #634f53); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #634F5D?: #634F5D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #634F5D?: The RGB value is 99, 79, 93: 99 red, 79 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634F5D?: The complementary color is #4F6355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634F5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.