What color is #638061?

#638061 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #638061?

The RGB value is 99, 128, 97: 99 red, 128 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638061?

The complementary color is #7E6180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638061?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638061 color

#638061 rgb(99, 128, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #638061 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 50.2% green and 38% blue (99, 128, 97).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#638061 color codes

HEX	`#638061`
RGB	`rgb(99, 128, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 50.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 24%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.63, -16.88, 13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.63, 21.63, 141.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.022, 18.954, 14.174)`
Decimal	`6520929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638061, 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 #638061	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638061 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #638061 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638061; }
.text { color: #638061; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638061; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 128 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638061, #61806f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #638061?: #638061 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #638061?: The RGB value is 99, 128, 97: 99 red, 128 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638061?: The complementary color is #7E6180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638061?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.