Exploring the Color #636A6C

#636A6C sits at 193° on the color wheel, placing it in the cyan family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 4% saturation and 41% lightness, it reads as a effectively achromatic, shadowed tone — a quiet, restrained presence that recedes rather than competes. Its RGB mix of 99, 106, 108 produces a 5.51:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #636A6C is a close cousin of CSS dim gray — about 7 units away from #696969. Designers reach for cyan hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

Darkening Shades

Lightening Shades