What color is #637065?

#637065 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #637065?

The RGB value is 99, 112, 101: 99 red, 112 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #637065?

The complementary color is #70636E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #637065?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#637065 color

#637065 rgb(99, 112, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #637065 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 43.9% green and 39.6% blue (99, 112, 101).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#637065 color codes

HEX	`#637065`
RGB	`rgb(99, 112, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 43.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 12%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.88, -7.22, 4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.88, 8.49, 148.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.288, 15.18, 14.539)`
Decimal	`6516837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #637065, 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 #637065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#637065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #637065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #637065; }
.text { color: #637065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #637065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 112 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #637065, #63706b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #637065?: #637065 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #637065?: The RGB value is 99, 112, 101: 99 red, 112 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #637065?: The complementary color is #70636E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #637065?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.