What color is #637956?

#637956 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 #637956?

The RGB value is 99, 121, 86: 99 red, 121 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #637956?

The complementary color is #6C5679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #637956?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#637956 color

#637956 rgb(99, 121, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #637956 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 47.5% green and 33.7% blue (99, 121, 86).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#637956 color codes

HEX	`#637956`
RGB	`rgb(99, 121, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 47.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 29%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.26, -15.06, 16.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.26, 22.43, 132.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.662, 16.999, 11.364)`
Decimal	`6519126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #637956, 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 #637956	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#637956 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #637956 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #637956; }
.text { color: #637956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #637956; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 121 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #637956, #56795b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #637956?: #637956 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 #637956?: The RGB value is 99, 121, 86: 99 red, 121 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #637956?: The complementary color is #6C5679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #637956?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.