What color is #637985?

#637985 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #637985?

The RGB value is 99, 121, 133: 99 red, 121 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #637985?

The complementary color is #856F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #637985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#637985 color

#637985 rgb(99, 121, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #637985 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 47.5% green and 52.2% blue (99, 121, 133).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#637985 color codes

HEX	`#637985`
RGB	`rgb(99, 121, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 47.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 26%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.52, -5.11, -9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.52, 10.51, 240.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.215, 18.02, 24.81)`
Decimal	`6519173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #637985, 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 #637985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#637985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #637985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #637985; }
.text { color: #637985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #637985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 121 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #637985, #636885); }

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Questions

What color is #637985?: #637985 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #637985?: The RGB value is 99, 121, 133: 99 red, 121 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #637985?: The complementary color is #856F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #637985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.