What color is #635B38?

#635B38 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635B38?

The RGB value is 99, 91, 56: 99 red, 91 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635B38?

The complementary color is #384063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635B38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635B38 color

#635B38 rgb(99, 91, 56)

Shades of brown

The hex color #635B38 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 35.7% green and 22% blue (99, 91, 56).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 28% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 43% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#635B38 color codes

HEX	`#635B38`
RGB	`rgb(99, 91, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 35.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 28%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 43%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 43%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.59, -2.43, 21.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.59, 21.48, 96.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.601, 10.421, 5.246)`
Decimal	`6511416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635B38, 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 #635B38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#635B38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #635B38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635b38; }
.text { color: #635b38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635b38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 91 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635b38, #556338); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #635B38?: #635B38 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635B38?: The RGB value is 99, 91, 56: 99 red, 91 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635B38?: The complementary color is #384063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635B38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.