What color is #63796D?

#63796D 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 #63796D?

The RGB value is 99, 121, 109: 99 red, 121 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63796D?

The complementary color is #79636F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63796D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63796D color

#63796D rgb(99, 121, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #63796D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 47.5% green and 42.7% blue (99, 121, 109).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#63796D color codes

HEX	`#63796D`
RGB	`rgb(99, 121, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 47.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 10%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.8, -10.66, 3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.8, 11.35, 159.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.743, 17.431, 17.053)`
Decimal	`6519149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63796D, 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 #63796D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#63796D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #63796D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63796d; }
.text { color: #63796d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63796d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 121 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63796d, #637978); }

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Questions

What color is #63796D?: #63796D 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 #63796D?: The RGB value is 99, 121, 109: 99 red, 121 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63796D?: The complementary color is #79636F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63796D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.