What color is #635147?

#635147 is a dark, grayish orange known as Umber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Umber?

The RGB value is 99, 81, 71: 99 red, 81 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Umber?

The complementary color is #475963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635147?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Umber color: hex code #635147

#635147 rgb(99, 81, 71)

Shades of gray

Umber has the hex code #635147. It is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 31.8% green and 27.8% blue (99, 81, 71).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 16% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 28% yellow and 61% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

Umber (#635147) color codes

HEX	`#635147`
RGB	`rgb(99, 81, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 31.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 16%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 28%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 28%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.97, 5.77, 8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.97, 10.43, 56.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.225, 8.993, 7.21)`
Decimal	`6508871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Umber, 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 #635147	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#635147 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #635147 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635147; }
.text { color: #635147; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635147; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 81 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635147, #635f47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #635147 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #635147?: #635147 is a dark, grayish orange known as Umber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Umber?: The RGB value is 99, 81, 71: 99 red, 81 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Umber?: The complementary color is #475963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635147?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.