Colour

#636C70

#636C70
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#636C70 is a grey with RGB values 99, 108, 112 and HSL 198°, 6%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#636C70#636C70

HEX#636C70

RGBrgb(99, 108, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.4235, 0.4392

RGB percentages38.8%, 42.4%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(198.5, 6.2%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198.5, 11.6%, 43.9%)

CMYK11.6%, 3.6%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,515,824

CSS custom property--colour: #636C70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.37:1

Contrast with white5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#9C938F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A6B70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#686A70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#606D6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.3 Gray · ΔE 9.6 Slate grey · ΔE 10.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.28, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#706763

Analogous#63706D, #636670

Triadic#70636C, #6C7063

Split complementary#706366, #706D63

Tetradic#6D6370, #706763, #667063

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CDD1D2

Lighter +30%#B2B8BA

Lighter +20%#969FA3

Lighter +10%#7B868B

Darker −10%#4B5255

Darker −20%#33383A

Darker −30%#1B1E1F

Darker −40%#030404

More saturated +25%#49768A

Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R99

G108

B112

Red99 (38.8%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue198.46°

Saturation (HSL)6.16%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 63 · G 6C · B 70

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