What color is #636559?

#636559 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #636559?

The RGB value is 99, 101, 89: 99 red, 101 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #636559?

The complementary color is #5B5965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #636559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#636559 color

#636559 rgb(99, 101, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #636559 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 39.6% green and 34.9% blue (99, 101, 89).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#636559 color codes

HEX	`#636559`
RGB	`rgb(99, 101, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 39.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 12%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 12%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.28, -3.17, 6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.28, 7.26, 115.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.602, 12.681, 11.286)`
Decimal	`6514009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #636559, 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 #636559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#636559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #636559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #636559; }
.text { color: #636559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #636559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 101 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #636559, #5d6559); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #636559?: #636559 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #636559?: The RGB value is 99, 101, 89: 99 red, 101 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #636559?: The complementary color is #5B5965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #636559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.