What color is #63764F?

#63764F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63764F?

The RGB value is 99, 118, 79: 99 red, 118 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63764F?

The complementary color is #624F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63764F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63764F color

#63764F rgb(99, 118, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #63764F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 46.3% green and 31% blue (99, 118, 79).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#63764F color codes

HEX	`#63764F`
RGB	`rgb(99, 118, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 46.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 33%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 33%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.2, -14.57, 19.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.2, 24.14, 127.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.035, 16.174, 9.831)`
Decimal	`6518351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63764F, 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 #63764F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#63764F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #63764F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63764f; }
.text { color: #63764f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63764f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 118 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63764f, #50764f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #63764F?: #63764F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63764F?: The RGB value is 99, 118, 79: 99 red, 118 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63764F?: The complementary color is #624F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63764F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.