What color is #63884A?

#63884A is a desaturated green known as Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Homegrown?

The RGB value is 99, 136, 74: 99 red, 136 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Homegrown?

The complementary color is #6F4A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63884A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Homegrown color: hex code #63884A

#63884A rgb(99, 136, 74)

Shades of green

Homegrown has the hex code #63884A. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 53.3% green and 29% blue (99, 136, 74).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 30% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 47% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

Homegrown (#63884A) color codes

HEX	`#63884A`
RGB	`rgb(99, 136, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 53.3%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 30%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 46%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 46%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.68, -24.73, 29.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.68, 38.22, 130.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.185, 20.755, 9.683)`
Decimal	`6522954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Homegrown, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #63884A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#63884A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #63884A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63884a; }
.text { color: #63884a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63884a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 136 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63884a, #4a8850); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

See #63884A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #63884A?: #63884A is a desaturated green known as Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Homegrown?: The RGB value is 99, 136, 74: 99 red, 136 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Homegrown?: The complementary color is #6F4A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63884A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.