What color is #636872?

#636872 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #636872?

The RGB value is 99, 104, 114: 99 red, 104 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #636872?

The complementary color is #726D63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #636872?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#636872 color

#636872 rgb(99, 104, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #636872 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 40.8% green and 44.7% blue (99, 104, 114).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#636872 color codes

HEX	`#636872`
RGB	`rgb(99, 104, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 40.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 13%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.9, 0.3, -6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.9, 6.26, 272.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.132, 13.768, 17.882)`
Decimal	`6514802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #636872, 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 #636872	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#636872 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #636872 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #636872; }
.text { color: #636872; }
.border { border: 2px solid #636872; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 104 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #636872, #666372); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #636872?: #636872 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #636872?: The RGB value is 99, 104, 114: 99 red, 104 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #636872?: The complementary color is #726D63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #636872?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.