What color is #635F5A?

#635F5A is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635F5A?

The RGB value is 99, 95, 90: 99 red, 95 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635F5A?

The complementary color is #5A5E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635F5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635F5A color

#635F5A rgb(99, 95, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #635F5A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 37.3% green and 35.3% blue (99, 95, 90).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 5% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#635F5A color codes

HEX	`#635F5A`
RGB	`rgb(99, 95, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 37.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 5%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 9%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.53, 0.6, 3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.53, 3.48, 80.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.083, 11.575, 11.321)`
Decimal	`6512474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635F5A, 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 #635F5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#635F5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #635F5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635f5a; }
.text { color: #635f5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635f5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 95 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635f5a, #63635a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #635F5A?: #635F5A is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635F5A?: The RGB value is 99, 95, 90: 99 red, 95 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635F5A?: The complementary color is #5A5E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635F5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.