What color is #63505A?

#63505A 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 #63505A?

The RGB value is 99, 80, 90: 99 red, 80 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63505A?

The complementary color is #506359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63505A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63505A color

#63505A rgb(99, 80, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #63505A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 31.4% green and 35.3% blue (99, 80, 90).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 9% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#63505A color codes

HEX	`#63505A`
RGB	`rgb(99, 80, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 31.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 19%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 9%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.23, 9.8, -2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.23, 10.21, 343.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.86, 9.128, 10.913)`
Decimal	`6508634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63505A, 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 #63505A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#63505A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #63505A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63505a; }
.text { color: #63505a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63505a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 80 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63505a, #635051); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #63505A?: #63505A 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 #63505A?: The RGB value is 99, 80, 90: 99 red, 80 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63505A?: The complementary color is #506359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63505A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.