What color is #637655?

#637655 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #637655?

The RGB value is 99, 118, 85: 99 red, 118 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #637655?

The complementary color is #685576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #637655?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#637655 color

#637655 rgb(99, 118, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #637655 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 46.3% green and 33.3% blue (99, 118, 85).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#637655 color codes

HEX	`#637655`
RGB	`rgb(99, 118, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 46.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 28%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 28%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.32, -13.59, 15.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.32, 20.94, 130.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.263, 16.265, 11.033)`
Decimal	`6518357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #637655, 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 #637655	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#637655 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #637655 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #637655; }
.text { color: #637655; }
.border { border: 2px solid #637655; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 118 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #637655, #557658); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #637655?: #637655 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #637655?: The RGB value is 99, 118, 85: 99 red, 118 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #637655?: The complementary color is #685576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #637655?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.