What color is #63595E?

#63595E is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63595E?

The RGB value is 99, 89, 94: 99 red, 89 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63595E?

The complementary color is #59635E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63595E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63595E color

#63595E rgb(99, 89, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #63595E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 34.9% green and 36.9% blue (99, 89, 94).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 5% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#63595E color codes

HEX	`#63595E`
RGB	`rgb(99, 89, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 34.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 5%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 10%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.91, 5.04, -1.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.91, 5.23, 344.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.738, 10.606, 12.069)`
Decimal	`6510942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63595E, 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 #63595E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#63595E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #63595E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63595e; }
.text { color: #63595e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63595e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 89 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63595e, #635959); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #63595E?: #63595E is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63595E?: The RGB value is 99, 89, 94: 99 red, 89 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63595E?: The complementary color is #59635E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63595E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.