What color is #636E63?

#636E63 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #636E63?

The RGB value is 99, 110, 99: 99 red, 110 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #636E63?

The complementary color is #6E636E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #636E63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#636E63 color

#636E63 rgb(99, 110, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #636E63 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 43.1% green and 38.8% blue (99, 110, 99).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 5% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#636E63 color codes

HEX	`#636E63`
RGB	`rgb(99, 110, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 43.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 5%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 10%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.23, -6.47, 4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.23, 8.01, 143.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.973, 14.705, 13.957)`
Decimal	`6516323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #636E63, 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 #636E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#636E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #636E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #636e63; }
.text { color: #636e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #636e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 110 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #636e63, #636e69); }

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Questions

What color is #636E63?: #636E63 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #636E63?: The RGB value is 99, 110, 99: 99 red, 110 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #636E63?: The complementary color is #6E636E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #636E63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.