What color is #63545E?

#63545E 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 #63545E?

The RGB value is 99, 84, 94: 99 red, 84 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63545E?

The complementary color is #546359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63545E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63545E color

#63545E rgb(99, 84, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #63545E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 32.9% green and 36.9% blue (99, 84, 94).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 5% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#63545E color codes

HEX	`#63545E`
RGB	`rgb(99, 84, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 32.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 15%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 5%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.48, 8.12, -3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.48, 8.85, 336.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.336, 9.802, 11.935)`
Decimal	`6509662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63545E, 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 #63545E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#63545E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #63545E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63545e; }
.text { color: #63545e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63545e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 84 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63545e, #635457); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #63545E?: #63545E 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 #63545E?: The RGB value is 99, 84, 94: 99 red, 84 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63545E?: The complementary color is #546359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63545E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.