What color is #63787F?

#63787F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63787F?

The RGB value is 99, 120, 127: 99 red, 120 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63787F?

The complementary color is #7F6A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63787F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63787F color

#63787F rgb(99, 120, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #63787F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 47.1% green and 49.8% blue (99, 120, 127).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#63787F color codes

HEX	`#63787F`
RGB	`rgb(99, 120, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 47.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 22%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 6%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.03, -6, -6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.03, 8.76, 226.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.692, 17.617, 22.648)`
Decimal	`6518911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63787F, 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 #63787F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#63787F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	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 #63787F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63787f; }
.text { color: #63787f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63787f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 120 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63787f, #636a7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #63787F?: #63787F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63787F?: The RGB value is 99, 120, 127: 99 red, 120 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63787F?: The complementary color is #7F6A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63787F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.