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#635D64

#635D64 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Iron. In RGB it’s made of 38.8% red, 36.5% green, and 39.2% blue. Its hue is 291°, with 4% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #635D64 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#635D64
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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What color is #635D64?

#635D64 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Iron. In RGB it’s made of 38.8% red, 36.5% green, and 39.2% blue. Its hue is 291°, with 4% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #635D64 in RGB?

#635D64 is rgb(99, 93, 100): 99 red, 93 green, and 100 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #635D64 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(1, 7, 0, 61). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #635D64?

PANTONE Cool Gray 10 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #635D64?

Its complement #5B615A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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