What color is #635F43?

#635F43 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635F43?

The RGB value is 99, 95, 67: 99 red, 95 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635F43?

The complementary color is #434763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635F43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635F43 color

#635F43 rgb(99, 95, 67)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #635F43 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 37.3% green and 26.3% blue (99, 95, 67).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 19% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 32% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#635F43 color codes

HEX	`#635F43`
RGB	`rgb(99, 95, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 37.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 19%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 32%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 32%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.99, -3.32, 16.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.99, 16.97, 101.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.251, 11.243, 6.939)`
Decimal	`6512451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635F43, 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 #635F43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#635F43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #635F43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635f43; }
.text { color: #635f43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635f43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 95 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635f43, #576343); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #635F43?: #635F43 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635F43?: The RGB value is 99, 95, 67: 99 red, 95 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635F43?: The complementary color is #434763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635F43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.