What color is #63697F?

#63697F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63697F?

The RGB value is 99, 105, 127: 99 red, 105 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63697F?

The complementary color is #7F7963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63697F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63697F color

#63697F rgb(99, 105, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #63697F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 41.2% green and 49.8% blue (99, 105, 127).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#63697F color codes

HEX	`#63697F`
RGB	`rgb(99, 105, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 41.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 22%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.64, 2.84, -12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.64, 13.27, 282.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.027, 14.288, 22.093)`
Decimal	`6515071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63697F, 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 #63697F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#63697F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #63697F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63697f; }
.text { color: #63697f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63697f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 105 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63697f, #6b637f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #63697F?: #63697F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63697F?: The RGB value is 99, 105, 127: 99 red, 105 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63697F?: The complementary color is #7F7963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63697F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.