What color is #63705A?

#63705A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63705A?

The RGB value is 99, 112, 90: 99 red, 112 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63705A?

The complementary color is #675A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63705A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63705A color

#63705A rgb(99, 112, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #63705A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 43.9% green and 35.3% blue (99, 112, 90).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#63705A color codes

HEX	`#63705A`
RGB	`rgb(99, 112, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 43.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 20%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.61, -9.35, 10.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.61, 14.16, 131.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.785, 14.979, 11.889)`
Decimal	`6516826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63705A, 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 #63705A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#63705A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	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 #63705A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63705a; }
.text { color: #63705a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63705a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 112 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63705a, #5a705c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #63705A?: #63705A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63705A?: The RGB value is 99, 112, 90: 99 red, 112 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63705A?: The complementary color is #675A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63705A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.