What color is #636A5D?

#636A5D is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #636A5D?

The RGB value is 99, 106, 93: 99 red, 106 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #636A5D?

The complementary color is #645D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #636A5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#636A5D color

#636A5D rgb(99, 106, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #636A5D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 41.6% green and 36.5% blue (99, 106, 93).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 7% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#636A5D color codes

HEX	`#636A5D`
RGB	`rgb(99, 106, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 41.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 7%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 12%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 12%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.87, -5.34, 6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.87, 8.33, 129.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.275, 13.751, 12.361)`
Decimal	`6515293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #636A5D, 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 #636A5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#636A5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #636A5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #636a5d; }
.text { color: #636a5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #636a5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 106 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #636a5d, #5d6a5e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #636A5D?: #636A5D is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #636A5D?: The RGB value is 99, 106, 93: 99 red, 106 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #636A5D?: The complementary color is #645D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #636A5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.