What color is #636960?

#636960 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #636960?

The RGB value is 99, 105, 96: 99 red, 105 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #636960?

The complementary color is #666069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #636960?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#636960 color

#636960 rgb(99, 105, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #636960 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 41.2% green and 37.6% blue (99, 105, 96).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 4% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#636960 color codes

HEX	`#636960`
RGB	`rgb(99, 105, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 41.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 4%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 9%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.65, -4.17, 4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.65, 5.97, 134.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.308, 13.6, 13.041)`
Decimal	`6515040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #636960, 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 #636960	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#636960 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #636960 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #636960; }
.text { color: #636960; }
.border { border: 2px solid #636960; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 105 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #636960, #606962); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #636960?: #636960 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #636960?: The RGB value is 99, 105, 96: 99 red, 105 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #636960?: The complementary color is #666069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #636960?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.