What color is #636758?

#636758 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #636758?

The RGB value is 99, 103, 88: 99 red, 103 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #636758?

The complementary color is #5C5867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #636758?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#636758 color

#636758 rgb(99, 103, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #636758 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 40.4% green and 34.5% blue (99, 103, 88).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 8% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#636758 color codes

HEX	`#636758`
RGB	`rgb(99, 103, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 40.4%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 8%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 15%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.85, -4.54, 7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.85, 9.15, 119.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.757, 13.058, 11.132)`
Decimal	`6514520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #636758, 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 #636758	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#636758 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #636758 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #636758; }
.text { color: #636758; }
.border { border: 2px solid #636758; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 103 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #636758, #5c6758); }

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Questions

What color is #636758?: #636758 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #636758?: The RGB value is 99, 103, 88: 99 red, 103 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #636758?: The complementary color is #5C5867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #636758?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.