What color is #63775A?

#63775A 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 #63775A?

The RGB value is 99, 119, 90: 99 red, 119 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63775A?

The complementary color is #6E5A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63775A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63775A color

#63775A rgb(99, 119, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #63775A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 46.7% green and 35.3% blue (99, 119, 90).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#63775A color codes

HEX	`#63775A`
RGB	`rgb(99, 119, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 46.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 24%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.73, -13.27, 13.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.73, 18.98, 134.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.588, 16.584, 12.156)`
Decimal	`6518618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63775A, 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 #63775A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#63775A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #63775A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63775a; }
.text { color: #63775a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63775a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 119 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63775a, #5a775f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #63775A?: #63775A 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 #63775A?: The RGB value is 99, 119, 90: 99 red, 119 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63775A?: The complementary color is #6E5A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63775A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.