What color is #637B55?

#637B55 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 #637B55?

The RGB value is 99, 123, 85: 99 red, 123 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #637B55?

The complementary color is #6D557B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #637B55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#637B55 color

#637B55 rgb(99, 123, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #637B55 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 48.2% green and 33.3% blue (99, 123, 85).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 52% 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 4.67:1).

#637B55 color codes

HEX	`#637B55`
RGB	`rgb(99, 123, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 48.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 31%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 31%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.85, -16.31, 18.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.85, 24.3, 132.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.868, 17.474, 11.235)`
Decimal	`6519637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #637B55, 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 #637B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#637B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #637B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #637b55; }
.text { color: #637b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #637b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 123 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #637b55, #557b5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #637B55?: #637B55 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 #637B55?: The RGB value is 99, 123, 85: 99 red, 123 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #637B55?: The complementary color is #6D557B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #637B55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.