What color is #635654?

#635654 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635654?

The RGB value is 99, 86, 84: 99 red, 86 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635654?

The complementary color is #546163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635654?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635654 color

#635654 rgb(99, 86, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #635654 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 33.7% green and 32.9% blue (99, 86, 84).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#635654 color codes

HEX	`#635654`
RGB	`rgb(99, 86, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 33.7%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 15%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 15%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.75, 4.94, 3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.75, 5.84, 32.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.074, 9.949, 9.775)`
Decimal	`6510164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635654, 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 #635654	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#635654 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #635654 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635654; }
.text { color: #635654; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635654; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 86 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635654, #635e54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #635654?: #635654 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635654?: The RGB value is 99, 86, 84: 99 red, 86 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635654?: The complementary color is #546163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635654?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.