What color is #636D67?

#636D67 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #636D67?

The RGB value is 99, 109, 103: 99 red, 109 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #636D67?

The complementary color is #6D6369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #636D67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#636D67 color

#636D67 rgb(99, 109, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #636D67 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 42.7% green and 40.4% blue (99, 109, 103).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 5% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#636D67 color codes

HEX	`#636D67`
RGB	`rgb(99, 109, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 42.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 5%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 9%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.04, -5.07, 2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.04, 5.47, 157.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.062, 14.569, 14.953)`
Decimal	`6516071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #636D67, 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 #636D67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#636D67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #636D67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #636d67; }
.text { color: #636d67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #636d67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 109 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #636d67, #636d6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #636D67?: #636D67 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #636D67?: The RGB value is 99, 109, 103: 99 red, 109 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #636D67?: The complementary color is #6D6369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #636D67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.