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#635B59

#635B59 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Iron. In RGB it’s made of 38.8% red, 35.7% green, and 34.9% blue. Its hue is 12°, with 5% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

6.62:1 AA
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Black text on this color

3.17:1 AA Large
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This color as text on white

6.62:1 AA
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This color as text on black

3.17:1 AA Large

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #635B59 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#635B59
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #635B59

What color is #635B59?

#635B59 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Iron. In RGB it’s made of 38.8% red, 35.7% green, and 34.9% blue. Its hue is 12°, with 5% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #635B59 in RGB?

#635B59 is rgb(99, 91, 89): 99 red, 91 green, and 89 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #635B59 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 8, 10, 61). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #635B59?

PANTONE 445 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #635B59?

Its complement #565E60 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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