Information about Comet color
Basic facts about this digital color
A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #636373 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Quarter Tuna (#656A70). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dolphin (#6A6873) and Shuttle Grey (#61666B).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(99, 99, 115)), which gives #636373 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. The name "Comet" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Comet color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Comet color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Comet color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Comet color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Comet color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Comet color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Comet color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Comet
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#656A70
#6A6873
#61666B
#666A6D
#605D6B
#636D70
#645977
#59656D
#696268
#6B6A6C
#666F6F
#5E6267
Comet color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#636373
- RGB99, 99, 115
- CMYK6, 6, 0, 55
- CSSrgb(99, 99, 115)
- HSL240°, 7%, 42%
- HSL Precise240°, 7.477%, 41.961%
- HSV240°, 14%, 45%
- HSB240°, 14%, 45%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.388
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.388
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
- GLSLvec3(0.388, 0.388, 0.451)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.388, 0.388, 0.451, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.388, 0.388, 0.451)
- Percentage of Red in RGB38.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB38.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID636373
- DECIMAL ID6513523
- Name Length5
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- Counting from2025-01-01
