What color is #63785E?

#63785E 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 #63785E?

The RGB value is 99, 120, 94: 99 red, 120 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63785E?

The complementary color is #735E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63785E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63785E color

#63785E rgb(99, 120, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #63785E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 47.1% green and 36.9% blue (99, 120, 94).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#63785E color codes

HEX	`#63785E`
RGB	`rgb(99, 120, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 47.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 22%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.13, -13.09, 11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.13, 17.61, 138)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.882, 16.893, 13.117)`
Decimal	`6518878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63785E, 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 #63785E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#63785E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #63785E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63785e; }
.text { color: #63785e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63785e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 120 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63785e, #5e7866); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #63785E?: #63785E 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 #63785E?: The RGB value is 99, 120, 94: 99 red, 120 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63785E?: The complementary color is #735E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63785E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.