What color is #636A61?

#636A61 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #636A61?

The RGB value is 99, 106, 97: 99 red, 106 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #636A61?

The complementary color is #68616A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #636A61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#636A61 color

#636A61 rgb(99, 106, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #636A61 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 41.6% green and 38% blue (99, 106, 97).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 4% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#636A61 color codes

HEX	`#636A61`
RGB	`rgb(99, 106, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 41.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 4%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 8%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.98, -4.55, 4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.98, 6.15, 137.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.457, 13.824, 13.319)`
Decimal	`6515297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #636A61, 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 #636A61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#636A61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #636A61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #636a61; }
.text { color: #636a61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #636a61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 106 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #636a61, #616a63); }

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Questions

What color is #636A61?: #636A61 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #636A61?: The RGB value is 99, 106, 97: 99 red, 106 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #636A61?: The complementary color is #68616A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #636A61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.