What color is #637875?

#637875 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #637875?

The RGB value is 99, 120, 117: 99 red, 120 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #637875?

The complementary color is #786366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #637875?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#637875 color

#637875 rgb(99, 120, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #637875 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 47.1% green and 45.9% blue (99, 120, 117).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#637875 color codes

HEX	`#637875`
RGB	`rgb(99, 120, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 47.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.72, -8.34, -0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.72, 8.39, 186.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.072, 17.37, 19.385)`
Decimal	`6518901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #637875, 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 #637875	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#637875 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #637875 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #637875; }
.text { color: #637875; }
.border { border: 2px solid #637875; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 120 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #637875, #637178); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #637875?: #637875 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #637875?: The RGB value is 99, 120, 117: 99 red, 120 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #637875?: The complementary color is #786366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #637875?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.