What color is #63615E?

#63615E is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63615E?

The RGB value is 99, 97, 94: 99 red, 97 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63615E?

The complementary color is #5E6063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63615E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63615E color

#63615E rgb(99, 97, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #63615E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 38% green and 36.9% blue (99, 97, 94).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 3% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Iron (#5E5E5E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#63615E color codes

HEX	`#63615E`
RGB	`rgb(99, 97, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 38%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 3%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 5%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.23, 0.18, 1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.23, 1.99, 84.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.44, 12.01, 12.303)`
Decimal	`6512990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63615E, 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 #63615E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#63615E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #63615E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63615e; }
.text { color: #63615e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63615e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 97 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63615e, #63635e); }

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Questions

What color is #63615E?: #63615E is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63615E?: The RGB value is 99, 97, 94: 99 red, 97 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63615E?: The complementary color is #5E6063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63615E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.