What color is #638051?

#638051 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #638051?

The RGB value is 99, 128, 81: 99 red, 128 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638051?

The complementary color is #6E5180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638051?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638051 color

#638051 rgb(99, 128, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #638051 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 50.2% green and 31.8% blue (99, 128, 81).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#638051 color codes

HEX	`#638051`
RGB	`rgb(99, 128, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 50.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 37%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 37%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.32, -19.61, 22.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.32, 29.65, 131.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.35, 18.685, 10.633)`
Decimal	`6520913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638051, 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 #638051	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638051 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	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 #638051 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638051; }
.text { color: #638051; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638051; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 128 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638051, #518056); }

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Questions

What color is #638051?: #638051 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #638051?: The RGB value is 99, 128, 81: 99 red, 128 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638051?: The complementary color is #6E5180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638051?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.