What color is #63644F?

#63644F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63644F?

The RGB value is 99, 100, 79: 99 red, 100 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63644F?

The complementary color is #504F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63644F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63644F color

#63644F rgb(99, 100, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #63644F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 39.2% green and 31% blue (99, 100, 79).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#63644F color codes

HEX	`#63644F`
RGB	`rgb(99, 100, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 39.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 21%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 21%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.74, -4.37, 11.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.74, 12.6, 110.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.114, 12.332, 9.19)`
Decimal	`6513743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63644F, 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 #63644F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#63644F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #63644F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63644f; }
.text { color: #63644f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63644f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 100 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63644f, #59644f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #63644F?: #63644F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63644F?: The RGB value is 99, 100, 79: 99 red, 100 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63644F?: The complementary color is #504F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63644F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.