What color is #63585B?

#63585B is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63585B?

The RGB value is 99, 88, 91: 99 red, 88 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63585B?

The complementary color is #586360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63585B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63585B color

#63585B rgb(99, 88, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #63585B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 34.5% green and 35.7% blue (99, 88, 91).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% 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 6.82:1).

#63585B color codes

HEX	`#63585B`
RGB	`rgb(99, 88, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 34.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 11%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.53, 5.05, -0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.53, 5.05, 358.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.523, 10.388, 11.346)`
Decimal	`6510683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63585B, 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 #63585B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#63585B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #63585B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63585b; }
.text { color: #63585b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63585b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 88 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63585b, #635b58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #63585B?: #63585B is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63585B?: The RGB value is 99, 88, 91: 99 red, 88 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63585B?: The complementary color is #586360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63585B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.