What color is #638072?

#638072 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #638072?

The RGB value is 99, 128, 114: 99 red, 128 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638072?

The complementary color is #806371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638072?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638072 color

#638072 rgb(99, 128, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #638072 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 50.2% green and 44.7% blue (99, 128, 114).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#638072 color codes

HEX	`#638072`
RGB	`rgb(99, 128, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 50.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 23%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 11%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.04, -13.47, 4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.04, 14.11, 162.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.901, 19.305, 18.805)`
Decimal	`6520946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638072, 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 #638072	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638072 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #638072 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638072; }
.text { color: #638072; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638072; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 128 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638072, #637f80); }

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Questions

What color is #638072?: #638072 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #638072?: The RGB value is 99, 128, 114: 99 red, 128 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638072?: The complementary color is #806371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638072?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.