What color is #635F65?

#635F65 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635F65?

The RGB value is 99, 95, 101: 99 red, 95 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635F65?

The complementary color is #61655F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635F65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635F65 color

#635F65 rgb(99, 95, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #635F65 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 37.3% green and 39.6% blue (99, 95, 101).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 3% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#635F65 color codes

HEX	`#635F65`
RGB	`rgb(99, 95, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 37.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 3%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 6%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.86, 2.84, -2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.86, 4.02, 314.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.586, 11.777, 13.972)`
Decimal	`6512485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635F65, 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 #635F65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#635F65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #635F65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635f65; }
.text { color: #635f65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635f65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 95 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635f65, #655f64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #635F65?: #635F65 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635F65?: The RGB value is 99, 95, 101: 99 red, 95 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635F65?: The complementary color is #61655F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635F65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.