What color is #67636D?

#67636D is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67636D?

The RGB value is 103, 99, 109: 103 red, 99 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67636D?

The complementary color is #696D63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67636D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67636D color

#67636D rgb(103, 99, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #67636D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 38.8% green and 42.7% blue (103, 99, 109).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 5% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#67636D color codes

HEX	`#67636D`
RGB	`rgb(103, 99, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 38.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 5%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 9%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.63, 3.68, -5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.63, 6.26, 305.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.815, 12.911, 16.282)`
Decimal	`6775661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67636D, 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 #67636D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#67636D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #67636D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67636d; }
.text { color: #67636d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67636d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 99 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67636d, #6c636d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #67636D?: #67636D is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67636D?: The RGB value is 103, 99, 109: 103 red, 99 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67636D?: The complementary color is #696D63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67636D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.