What color is #63594B?

#63594B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63594B?

The RGB value is 99, 89, 75: 99 red, 89 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63594B?

The complementary color is #4B5563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63594B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63594B color

#63594B rgb(99, 89, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #63594B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 34.9% green and 29.4% blue (99, 89, 75).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 14% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 24% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#63594B color codes

HEX	`#63594B`
RGB	`rgb(99, 89, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 34.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 14%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 24%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 24%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.39, 1.53, 9.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.39, 9.71, 80.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.988, 10.306, 8.118)`
Decimal	`6510923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63594B, 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 #63594B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#63594B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #63594B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63594b; }
.text { color: #63594b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63594b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 89 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63594b, #61634b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #63594B?: #63594B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63594B?: The RGB value is 99, 89, 75: 99 red, 89 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63594B?: The complementary color is #4B5563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63594B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.