What color is #638055?

#638055 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #638055?

The RGB value is 99, 128, 85: 99 red, 128 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638055?

The complementary color is #725580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638055?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638055 color

#638055 rgb(99, 128, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #638055 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 50.2% green and 33.3% blue (99, 128, 85).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#638055 color codes

HEX	`#638055`
RGB	`rgb(99, 128, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 50.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 34%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 34%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.39, -18.97, 20.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.39, 27.62, 133.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.504, 18.747, 11.447)`
Decimal	`6520917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638055, 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 #638055	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638055 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #638055 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638055; }
.text { color: #638055; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638055; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 128 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638055, #55805d); }

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Questions

What color is #638055?: #638055 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #638055?: The RGB value is 99, 128, 85: 99 red, 128 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638055?: The complementary color is #725580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638055?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.