What color is #637968?

#637968 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #637968?

The RGB value is 99, 121, 104: 99 red, 121 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #637968?

The complementary color is #796374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #637968?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#637968 color

#637968 rgb(99, 121, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #637968 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 47.5% green and 40.8% blue (99, 121, 104).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#637968 color codes

HEX	`#637968`
RGB	`rgb(99, 121, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 47.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 14%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.67, -11.7, 6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.67, 13.47, 150.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.481, 17.327, 15.675)`
Decimal	`6519144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #637968, 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 #637968	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#637968 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #637968 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #637968; }
.text { color: #637968; }
.border { border: 2px solid #637968; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 121 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #637968, #637973); }

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Questions

What color is #637968?: #637968 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #637968?: The RGB value is 99, 121, 104: 99 red, 121 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #637968?: The complementary color is #796374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #637968?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.