What color is #638162?

#638162 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 #638162?

The RGB value is 99, 129, 98: 99 red, 129 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638162?

The complementary color is #806281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638162?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638162 color

#638162 rgb(99, 129, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #638162 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 50.6% green and 38.4% blue (99, 129, 98).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#638162 color codes

HEX	`#638162`
RGB	`rgb(99, 129, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 50.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 24%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.96, -17.23, 13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.96, 21.82, 142.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.2, 19.235, 14.465)`
Decimal	`6521186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638162, 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 #638162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #638162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638162; }
.text { color: #638162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 129 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638162, #628171); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #638162?: #638162 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 #638162?: The RGB value is 99, 129, 98: 99 red, 129 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638162?: The complementary color is #806281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638162?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.