What color is #635B54?

#635B54 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Metropolis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635B54?

The RGB value is 99, 91, 84: 99 red, 91 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635B54?

The complementary color is #545C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635B54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635B54 color

#635B54 rgb(99, 91, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #635B54 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 35.7% green and 32.9% blue (99, 91, 84).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Metropolis (#61584F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#635B54 color codes

HEX	`#635B54`
RGB	`rgb(99, 91, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 35.7%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 15%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 15%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.2, 1.89, 5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.2, 5.53, 70.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.487, 10.775, 9.913)`
Decimal	`6511444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635B54, 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 #635B54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#635B54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #635B54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635b54; }
.text { color: #635b54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635b54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 91 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635b54, #636354); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #635B54?: #635B54 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Metropolis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635B54?: The RGB value is 99, 91, 84: 99 red, 91 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635B54?: The complementary color is #545C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635B54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.