What color is #63735C?

#63735C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63735C?

The RGB value is 99, 115, 92: 99 red, 115 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63735C?

The complementary color is #6C5C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63735C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63735C color

#63735C rgb(99, 115, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #63735C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 45.1% green and 36.1% blue (99, 115, 92).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#63735C color codes

HEX	`#63735C`
RGB	`rgb(99, 115, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 45.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 20%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 20%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.56, -10.68, 10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.56, 15.17, 134.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.208, 15.687, 12.455)`
Decimal	`6517596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63735C, 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 #63735C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#63735C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #63735C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63735c; }
.text { color: #63735c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63735c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 115 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63735c, #5c7361); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #63735C?: #63735C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63735C?: The RGB value is 99, 115, 92: 99 red, 115 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63735C?: The complementary color is #6C5C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63735C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.