#636560 Color Information

#636560 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #636560. In RGB, it consists of 38.8% Red, 39.6% Green, and 37.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 2% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 5% Yellow, and 60.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 84.0°, with saturation of 2.5% and lightness of 38.6%. The decimal value for #636560 is 6514016, and its nearest "web safe" color is #666666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #636560 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#636560 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color99, 101, 96 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color38.8%, 39.6%, 37.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.612, 0.604, 0.624 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.02, 0, 0.05, 0.604 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color84.0°, 2.5%, 38.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color84.0°, 5.0%, 39.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color11.911, 12.805, 12.910 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color96, 101, 98 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code6514016 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color42.467, -1.805, 2.551 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)42.467, 3.125, 125.290 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color42.467, -0.853, 3.574 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color35.783, -3.207, 3.657 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.317, 0.340, 12.805 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4284704096 / 0xff636560 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#666666 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #636560

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #636560, its pure hue is 84.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 2.5%, and its lightness is 38.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #636560, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0c0d0c to #575854.

Tints of #636560

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #636560, its pure hue is 84.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 2.5%, and its lightness is 38.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #636560, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #777874 to #ececeb.

Tones of #636560

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #636560, its pure hue is 84.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 2.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #636560, which range from #636363 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #76c500 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #636560

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #636560! For #636560, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #636560. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #636560

This color, #636560, consists of 38.8% Red, 39.6% Green, and 37.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 99, Green = 101, Blue = 96. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #636560 is 2% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 5% Yellow, and 60.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R38.8%
C2.0%
G39.6%
M0.0%
B37.6%
Y5.0%
K60.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 99 101 96
Octal 143 145 140
Hexa #63 #65 #60
Binary 01100011 01100101 01100000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 1 0 4 60
Octal 1 0 4 74
Hexa #01 #00 #04 #3c
Binary 00000001 00000000 00000100 00111100

Analogous Colors of #636560

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #636560 — which has hue 84.0° — its analogous colors are located at 54.0° and 114.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #636560.

Triadic Colors of #636560

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #636560 — which has hue 84.0° — its triadic colors are located at 84.0° and 324.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #636560.

Complementary Color of #636560

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #636560 — which has hue 84.0° — its complementary color is located at 264.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #636560.

Split Complementary Colors of #636560

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #636560 — which has hue 84.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 84.0° and 294.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #636560.

Tetradic Colors of #636560

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #636560 — which has hue 84.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 354.0°, 84.0°, 174.0°, and 264.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #636560.

Monochromatic Colors of #636560

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #636560, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #313231 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #959890 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #636560

We want to make getting started with #636560 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #636560 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #636560 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #636560 with other HTML elements.

#636560 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #636560.
<span style="color: #636560;">The color of this text is #636560.</span>

#636560 Background Color

The background color for this text is #636560.
<div style="background-color: #636560; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #636560.</div>

#636560 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #636560.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #636560;">This color for the shadow of this text is #636560.</span>

#636560 Border Color

This is a div with border color #636560.
<div style="border: #636560 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #636560.</div>

#636560 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #636560 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #636560; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #636560 on a white background.</div></div>

#636560 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #636560 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #636560; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #636560 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #636560 to White

This is a gradient from #636560 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#636560,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#636560,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#636560,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#636560,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #636560 to white.</div>

Gradient from #636560 to Black

This is a gradient from #636560 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#636560,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#636560,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#636560,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#636560,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #636560 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #636560

In addition to using #636560 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #636560 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #636560, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 99, Green = 101, Blue = 96). If you need details about the color coordinates of #636560 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #636560
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(99, 101, 96)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #636560; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #636560; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #636560; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(99, 101, 96);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#636560")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:99, green:101, blue:96, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:99 green:101 blue:96 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(99f, 101f, 96f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(99, 101, 96);
 

#636560 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #636560 the same way. For those with color blindness, #636560 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #636560 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #636560 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #636560 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #636560 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #636560 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.9:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #636560 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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