What color is #635B5D?

#635B5D is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635B5D?

The RGB value is 99, 91, 93: 99 red, 91 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635B5D?

The complementary color is #5B6361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635B5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635B5D color

#635B5D rgb(99, 91, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #635B5D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 35.7% green and 36.5% blue (99, 91, 93).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 4% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#635B5D color codes

HEX	`#635B5D`
RGB	`rgb(99, 91, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 35.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 4%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 8%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.45, 3.61, 0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.45, 3.61, 0.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.862, 10.925, 11.89)`
Decimal	`6511453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635B5D, 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 #635B5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#635B5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #635B5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635b5d; }
.text { color: #635b5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635b5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 91 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635b5d, #635d5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #635B5D?: #635B5D is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635B5D?: The RGB value is 99, 91, 93: 99 red, 91 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635B5D?: The complementary color is #5B6361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635B5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.