What color is #63555F?

#63555F is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63555F?

The RGB value is 99, 85, 95: 99 red, 85 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63555F?

The complementary color is #556359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63555F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63555F color

#63555F rgb(99, 85, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #63555F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 33.3% green and 37.3% blue (99, 85, 95).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#63555F color codes

HEX	`#63555F`
RGB	`rgb(99, 85, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 33.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 14%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 4%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.8, 7.71, -3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.8, 8.53, 334.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.459, 9.976, 12.199)`
Decimal	`6509919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63555F, 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 #63555F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#63555F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #63555F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63555f; }
.text { color: #63555f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63555f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 85 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63555f, #635558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #63555F?: #63555F is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63555F?: The RGB value is 99, 85, 95: 99 red, 85 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63555F?: The complementary color is #556359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63555F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.