What color is #636E68?

#636E68 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 #636E68?

The RGB value is 99, 110, 104: 99 red, 110 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #636E68?

The complementary color is #6E6369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #636E68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#636E68 color

#636E68 rgb(99, 110, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #636E68 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 43.1% green and 40.8% blue (99, 110, 104).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 5% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% 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 5.3:1).

#636E68 color codes

HEX	`#636E68`
RGB	`rgb(99, 110, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 43.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 5%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 10%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 5%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.36, -5.44, 1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.36, 5.77, 160.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.22, 14.804, 15.255)`
Decimal	`6516328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #636E68, 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 #636E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#636E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #636E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #636e68; }
.text { color: #636e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #636e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 110 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #636e68, #636e6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #636E68?: #636E68 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 #636E68?: The RGB value is 99, 110, 104: 99 red, 110 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #636E68?: The complementary color is #6E6369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #636E68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.