What color is #635C5C?

#635C5C is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635C5C?

The RGB value is 99, 92, 92: 99 red, 92 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635C5C?

The complementary color is #5C6363, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635C5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635C5C color

#635C5C rgb(99, 92, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #635C5C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 36.1% green and 36.1% blue (99, 92, 92).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 4% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#635C5C color codes

HEX	`#635C5C`
RGB	`rgb(99, 92, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 36.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 4%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 7%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.71, 2.8, 1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.71, 2.98, 19.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.904, 11.08, 11.687)`
Decimal	`6511708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635C5C, 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 #635C5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#635C5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #635C5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635c5c; }
.text { color: #635c5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635c5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 92 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635c5c, #63605c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #635C5C?: #635C5C is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635C5C?: The RGB value is 99, 92, 92: 99 red, 92 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635C5C?: The complementary color is #5C6363, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635C5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.