What color is #637470?

#637470 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #637470?

The RGB value is 99, 116, 112: 99 red, 116 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #637470?

The complementary color is #746367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #637470?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#637470 color

#637470 rgb(99, 116, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #637470 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 45.5% green and 43.9% blue (99, 116, 112).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% 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 4.93:1).

#637470 color codes

HEX	`#637470`
RGB	`rgb(99, 116, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 45.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 15%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.38, -7.18, 0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.38, 7.18, 179.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.315, 16.313, 17.721)`
Decimal	`6517872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #637470, 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 #637470	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#637470 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #637470 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #637470; }
.text { color: #637470; }
.border { border: 2px solid #637470; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 116 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #637470, #637074); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #637470?: #637470 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #637470?: The RGB value is 99, 116, 112: 99 red, 116 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #637470?: The complementary color is #746367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #637470?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.