What color is #635B68?

#635B68 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635B68?

The RGB value is 99, 91, 104: 99 red, 91 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635B68?

The complementary color is #60685B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635B68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635B68 color

#635B68 rgb(99, 91, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #635B68 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 35.7% green and 40.8% blue (99, 91, 104).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#635B68 color codes

HEX	`#635B68`
RGB	`rgb(99, 91, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 35.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 12%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.81, 5.93, -6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.81, 8.62, 313.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.385, 11.134, 14.643)`
Decimal	`6511464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635B68, 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 #635B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#635B68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #635B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635b68; }
.text { color: #635b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 91 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635b68, #685b66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #635B68?: #635B68 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635B68?: The RGB value is 99, 91, 104: 99 red, 91 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635B68?: The complementary color is #60685B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635B68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.