What color is #637459?

#637459 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #637459?

The RGB value is 99, 116, 89: 99 red, 116 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #637459?

The complementary color is #6A5974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #637459?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#637459 color

#637459 rgb(99, 116, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #637459 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 45.5% green and 34.9% blue (99, 116, 89).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#637459 color codes

HEX	`#637459`
RGB	`rgb(99, 116, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 45.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 23%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.8, -11.78, 12.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.8, 17.45, 132.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.194, 15.865, 11.816)`
Decimal	`6517849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #637459, 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 #637459	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#637459 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #637459 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #637459; }
.text { color: #637459; }
.border { border: 2px solid #637459; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 116 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #637459, #59745c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #637459?: #637459 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #637459?: The RGB value is 99, 116, 89: 99 red, 116 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #637459?: The complementary color is #6A5974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #637459?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.