What color is #63584E?

#63584E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63584E?

The RGB value is 99, 88, 78: 99 red, 88 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63584E?

The complementary color is #4E5963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63584E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63584E color

#63584E rgb(99, 88, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #63584E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 34.5% green and 30.6% blue (99, 88, 78).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 21% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Major Brown (#61574E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#63584E color codes

HEX	`#63584E`
RGB	`rgb(99, 88, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 34.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 21%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 21%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.17, 2.64, 7.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.17, 7.89, 70.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.01, 10.182, 8.644)`
Decimal	`6510670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63584E, 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 #63584E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#63584E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #63584E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63584e; }
.text { color: #63584e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63584e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 88 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63584e, #63624e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #63584E?: #63584E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63584E?: The RGB value is 99, 88, 78: 99 red, 88 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63584E?: The complementary color is #4E5963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63584E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.