What color is #635F45?

#635F45 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635F45?

The RGB value is 99, 95, 69: 99 red, 95 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635F45?

The complementary color is #454963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635F45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635F45 color

#635F45 rgb(99, 95, 69)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #635F45 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 37.3% green and 27.1% blue (99, 95, 69).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 18% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 30% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#635F45 color codes

HEX	`#635F45`
RGB	`rgb(99, 95, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 37.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 18%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 30%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 30%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.03, -3.02, 15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.03, 15.79, 101.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.312, 11.267, 7.261)`
Decimal	`6512453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635F45, 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 #635F45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#635F45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #635F45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635f45; }
.text { color: #635f45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635f45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 95 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635f45, #586345); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #635F45?: #635F45 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635F45?: The RGB value is 99, 95, 69: 99 red, 95 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635F45?: The complementary color is #454963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635F45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.