What color is #637570?

#637570 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #637570?

The RGB value is 99, 117, 112: 99 red, 117 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #637570?

The complementary color is #756368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #637570?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#637570 color

#637570 rgb(99, 117, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #637570 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 45.9% green and 43.9% blue (99, 117, 112).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#637570 color codes

HEX	`#637570`
RGB	`rgb(99, 117, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 45.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 15%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 4%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.68, -7.75, 0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.68, 7.77, 176.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.431, 16.545, 17.759)`
Decimal	`6518128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #637570, 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 #637570	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#637570 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #637570 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #637570; }
.text { color: #637570; }
.border { border: 2px solid #637570; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 117 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #637570, #637175); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #637570?: #637570 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #637570?: The RGB value is 99, 117, 112: 99 red, 117 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #637570?: The complementary color is #756368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #637570?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.