What color is #638174?

#638174 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 #638174?

The RGB value is 99, 129, 116: 99 red, 129 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638174?

The complementary color is #816370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638174 color

#638174 rgb(99, 129, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #638174 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 50.6% green and 45.5% blue (99, 129, 116).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#638174 color codes

HEX	`#638174`
RGB	`rgb(99, 129, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 50.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 23%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 10%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.4, -13.58, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.4, 14.04, 165.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.147, 19.614, 19.455)`
Decimal	`6521204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638174, 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 #638174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #638174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638174; }
.text { color: #638174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 129 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638174, #637f81); }

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Questions

What color is #638174?: #638174 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 #638174?: The RGB value is 99, 129, 116: 99 red, 129 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638174?: The complementary color is #816370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.