#636c79

Color #636c79

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 8.04 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#636c79

RGB

rgb(99, 108, 121)

HSL

hsl(215.5, 10%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.5, 18.2%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.2%, 10.7%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(45.3, -0.43, -8.37)

LCH

lch(45.3, 8.38, 267.06)

OKLCH

oklch(52.8%, 0.0232, 257.58)

HWB

hwb(215.5, 38.8%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#797063

Analogous

#637779

#636c79

#656379

Triadic

#636c79

#79636c

#6c7963

Split-complementary

#636c79

#796563

#777963

Tetradic

#636c79

#706379

#797063

#6c7963

Square

#636c79

#796377

#797063

#637965

Shades

Color #636c79 mixed toward black.

#525a65

#424851

#31363c

#212428

#101214

Tints

Color #636c79 mixed toward white.

#7a8492

#959ca8

#afb5be

#caced3

#e4e6e9

Tones

Color #636c79 mixed toward gray.

#656c77

#676d75

#686d73

#6a6d72

#6c6e70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.95:1

White text reads better on this background (5.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#676776 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#666675 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#637473 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #636c79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#636c79]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#636c79 (#636c79) is rgb(99, 108, 121) in RGB.

No, #636c79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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