What color is #635E41?

#635E41 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635E41?

The RGB value is 99, 94, 65: 99 red, 94 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635E41?

The complementary color is #414663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635E41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635E41 color

#635E41 rgb(99, 94, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #635E41 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 36.9% green and 25.5% blue (99, 94, 65).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 21% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 34% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#635E41 color codes

HEX	`#635E41`
RGB	`rgb(99, 94, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 36.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 21%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 34%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 34%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.65, -3.01, 17.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.65, 17.64, 99.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.103, 11.04, 6.599)`
Decimal	`6512193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635E41, 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 #635E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#635E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #635E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635e41; }
.text { color: #635e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 94 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635e41, #576341); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #635E41?: #635E41 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635E41?: The RGB value is 99, 94, 65: 99 red, 94 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635E41?: The complementary color is #414663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635E41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.