What color is #638269?

#638269 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 #638269?

The RGB value is 99, 130, 105: 99 red, 130 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638269?

The complementary color is #82637C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638269?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638269 color

#638269 rgb(99, 130, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #638269 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 51% green and 41.2% blue (99, 130, 105).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#638269 color codes

HEX	`#638269`
RGB	`rgb(99, 130, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 51%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 19%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.42, -16.41, 10)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.42, 19.22, 148.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.677, 19.637, 16.326)`
Decimal	`6521449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638269, 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 #638269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #638269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638269; }
.text { color: #638269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 130 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638269, #638279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #638269?: #638269 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 #638269?: The RGB value is 99, 130, 105: 99 red, 130 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638269?: The complementary color is #82637C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638269?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.