What color is #636B65?

#636B65 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #636B65?

The RGB value is 99, 107, 101: 99 red, 107 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #636B65?

The complementary color is #6B6369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #636B65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#636B65 color

#636B65 rgb(99, 107, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #636B65 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 42% green and 39.6% blue (99, 107, 101).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 4% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#636B65 color codes

HEX	`#636B65`
RGB	`rgb(99, 107, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 42%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 4%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 7%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.39, -4.32, 2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.39, 4.9, 151.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.752, 14.108, 14.361)`
Decimal	`6515557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #636B65, 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 #636B65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#636B65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #636B65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #636b65; }
.text { color: #636b65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #636b65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 107 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #636b65, #636b69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #636B65?: #636B65 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #636B65?: The RGB value is 99, 107, 101: 99 red, 107 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #636B65?: The complementary color is #6B6369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #636B65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.