Information about #635959 color

#635959 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#635959 falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(99, 89, 89) — 38.8% red, 34.9% green, 34.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 4 / 61. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #635959 reads as a quiet, subdued grey and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Carbon Gray (#625D5D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Italian Leather (#635A52) and Gray Dolphin (#5C5858).

In RGB terms — rgb(99, 89, 89) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:61) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #635959 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#635959 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#635959 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #635959

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Carbon Gray color link
Carbon Gray

#625D5D

Gray Dolphin color link
Gray Dolphin

#5C5858

Tinpan Alley color link
Tinpan Alley

#5C5B59

Minx color link
Minx

#68535B

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Half Gravel color link
Half Gravel

#5C5D56

Wenge color link
Wenge

#645452

Pure Pewter color link
Pure Pewter

#666156

Smokey Ash color link
Smokey Ash

#5D5952

Chicago color link
Chicago

#5B5D56

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#635959
  • RGB99, 89, 89
  • CMYK0, 4, 4, 61
  • CSSrgb(99, 89, 89)
  • HSL0°, 5%, 37%
  • HSL Precise0°, 5.319%, 36.863%
  • HSV0°, 10%, 39%
  • HSB0°, 10%, 39%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.388
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.388, 0.349, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.388, 0.349, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.388, 0.349, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB38.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID635959
  • DECIMAL ID6510937
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01