What color is #636970?

#636970 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #636970?

The RGB value is 99, 105, 112: 99 red, 105 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #636970?

The complementary color is #706A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #636970?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#636970 color

#636970 rgb(99, 105, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #636970 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 41.2% green and 43.9% blue (99, 105, 112).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Gray Web (#616669), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#636970 color codes

HEX	`#636970`
RGB	`rgb(99, 105, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 41.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 12%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 6%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.13, -0.75, -4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.13, 4.77, 260.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.121, 13.925, 17.323)`
Decimal	`6515056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #636970, 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 #636970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#636970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #636970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #636970; }
.text { color: #636970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #636970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 105 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #636970, #646370); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #636970?: #636970 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #636970?: The RGB value is 99, 105, 112: 99 red, 105 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #636970?: The complementary color is #706A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #636970?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.