What color is #635958?

#635958 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635958?

The RGB value is 99, 89, 88: 99 red, 89 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635958?

The complementary color is #586263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635958?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635958 color

#635958 rgb(99, 89, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #635958 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 34.9% green and 34.5% blue (99, 89, 88).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#635958 color codes

HEX	`#635958`
RGB	`rgb(99, 89, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 34.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 11%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.73, 3.85, 2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.73, 4.37, 28.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.479, 10.502, 10.706)`
Decimal	`6510936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635958, 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 #635958	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#635958 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #635958 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635958; }
.text { color: #635958; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635958; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 89 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635958, #635f58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #635958?: #635958 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635958?: The RGB value is 99, 89, 88: 99 red, 89 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635958?: The complementary color is #586263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635958?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.