What color is #637565?

#637565 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #637565?

The RGB value is 99, 117, 101: 99 red, 117 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #637565?

The complementary color is #756373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #637565?

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.

#637565 color

#637565 rgb(99, 117, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #637565 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 45.9% green and 39.6% blue (99, 117, 101).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#637565 color codes

HEX	`#637565`
RGB	`rgb(99, 117, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 45.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 15%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 14%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.38, -10.06, 6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.38, 12.04, 146.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.855, 16.315, 14.728)`
Decimal	`6518117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #637565, 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 #637565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#637565 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 #637565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #637565; }
.text { color: #637565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #637565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 117 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #637565, #63756e); }

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Questions

What color is #637565?: #637565 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #637565?: The RGB value is 99, 117, 101: 99 red, 117 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #637565?: The complementary color is #756373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #637565?: 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.