What color is #635A5F?

#635A5F is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635A5F?

The RGB value is 99, 90, 95: 99 red, 90 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635A5F?

The complementary color is #5A635E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635A5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635A5F color

#635A5F rgb(99, 90, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #635A5F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 35.3% green and 37.3% blue (99, 90, 95).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 5% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#635A5F color codes

HEX	`#635A5F`
RGB	`rgb(99, 90, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 35.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 5%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 9%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 4%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.23, 4.63, -1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.23, 4.88, 341.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.867, 10.791, 12.335)`
Decimal	`6511199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635A5F, 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 #635A5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#635A5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #635A5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635a5f; }
.text { color: #635a5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635a5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 90 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635a5f, #635a5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #635A5F?: #635A5F is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635A5F?: The RGB value is 99, 90, 95: 99 red, 90 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635A5F?: The complementary color is #5A635E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635A5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.