What color is #635E3B?

#635E3B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635E3B?

The RGB value is 99, 94, 59: 99 red, 94 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635E3B?

The complementary color is #3B4063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635E3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635E3B color

#635E3B rgb(99, 94, 59)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #635E3B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 36.9% green and 23.1% blue (99, 94, 59).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 25% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 40% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#635E3B color codes

HEX	`#635E3B`
RGB	`rgb(99, 94, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 36.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 25%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 40%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 40%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.54, -3.83, 20.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.54, 21.15, 100.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.938, 10.974, 5.732)`
Decimal	`6512187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635E3B, 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 #635E3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#635E3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #635E3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635e3b; }
.text { color: #635e3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635e3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 94 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635e3b, #54633b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #635E3B?: #635E3B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635E3B?: The RGB value is 99, 94, 59: 99 red, 94 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635E3B?: The complementary color is #3B4063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635E3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.