What color is #635F6E?

#635F6E is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635F6E?

The RGB value is 99, 95, 110: 99 red, 95 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635F6E?

The complementary color is #6A6E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635F6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635F6E color

#635F6E rgb(99, 95, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #635F6E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 37.3% green and 43.1% blue (99, 95, 110).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#635F6E color codes

HEX	`#635F6E`
RGB	`rgb(99, 95, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 37.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 14%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.16, 4.83, -7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.16, 9.27, 301.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.052, 11.963, 16.423)`
Decimal	`6512494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635F6E, 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 #635F6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#635F6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #635F6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635f6e; }
.text { color: #635f6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635f6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 95 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635f6e, #6b5f6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #635F6E?: #635F6E is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635F6E?: The RGB value is 99, 95, 110: 99 red, 95 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635F6E?: The complementary color is #6A6E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635F6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.