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#635464 Color

#635464 is rgb(99, 84, 100) in RGB, hsl(296, 9%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 16%, 0%, 61%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Quartz (#51484F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.2. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#635464
HEX#635464
RGBrgb(99, 84, 100)
HSLhsl(296, 9%, 36%)
HSVhsv(296, 16%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 16%, 0%, 61%)
OKLCHoklch(46.6% 0.032 324.1)
LABlab(37.67% 8.77 -6.88)
LCHlch(37.67% 11.15 321.88)

What #635464 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #635464, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#635464 Channel Values

How #635464 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 99 · G 84 · B 1008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 9% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 16% · V 39%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 61%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.04:1 vs white · 2.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #635464 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #635464

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #635464; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #635464

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #635464 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#635464
Protanopia#575764
Protanomaly#5C5664
Deuteranopia#595964
Deuteranomaly#5D5764
Tritanopia#615656
Tritanomaly#62555C
Achromatopsia#595959

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Using #635464 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-635464: #635464;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #635464;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-635464': '#635464' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.388, green: 0.329, blue: 0.392)
Android XML<color name="color_635464">#635464</color>
SVG fillfill="#635464"

More Gray Colors

#635464 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#635464 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #635464?

#635464 is a dark gray — rgb(99, 84, 100) in RGB and hsl(296, 9%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Quartz (#51484F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.2.

What is the RGB value of #635464?

#635464 is rgb(99, 84, 100) — red 99, green 84, and blue 100 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #635464?

#635464 converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 16%, 0%, 61%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #635464 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #635464 scores 7.04:1 against white and 2.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #635464 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #635464 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 13.03, which is visibly different.

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