What color is #63695E?

#63695E is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63695E?

The RGB value is 99, 105, 94: 99 red, 105 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63695E?

The complementary color is #645E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63695E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63695E color

#63695E rgb(99, 105, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #63695E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 41.2% green and 36.9% blue (99, 105, 94).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#63695E color codes

HEX	`#63695E`
RGB	`rgb(99, 105, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 41.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 10%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.6, -4.56, 5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.6, 7.07, 130.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.217, 13.564, 12.562)`
Decimal	`6515038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63695E, 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 #63695E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#63695E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #63695E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63695e; }
.text { color: #63695e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63695e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 105 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63695e, #5e695f); }

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Questions

What color is #63695E?: #63695E is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63695E?: The RGB value is 99, 105, 94: 99 red, 105 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63695E?: The complementary color is #645E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63695E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.