What color is #63726A?

#63726A is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63726A?

The RGB value is 99, 114, 106: 99 red, 114 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63726A?

The complementary color is #72636B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63726A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63726A color

#63726A rgb(99, 114, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #63726A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 44.7% green and 41.6% blue (99, 114, 106).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#63726A color codes

HEX	`#63726A`
RGB	`rgb(99, 114, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 44.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 13%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 7%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.62, -7.33, 2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.62, 7.76, 160.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.764, 15.728, 15.943)`
Decimal	`6517354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63726A, 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 #63726A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#63726A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #63726A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63726a; }
.text { color: #63726a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63726a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 114 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63726a, #637272); }

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Questions

What color is #63726A?: #63726A is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63726A?: The RGB value is 99, 114, 106: 99 red, 114 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63726A?: The complementary color is #72636B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63726A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.