What color is #638352?

#638352 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #638352?

The RGB value is 99, 131, 82: 99 red, 131 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638352?

The complementary color is #725283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638352?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638352 color

#638352 rgb(99, 131, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #638352 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 51.4% green and 32.2% blue (99, 131, 82).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#638352 color codes

HEX	`#638352`
RGB	`rgb(99, 131, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 51.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 37%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.26, -21.01, 22.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.26, 31.09, 132.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.785, 19.494, 10.965)`
Decimal	`6521682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638352, 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 #638352	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638352 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #638352 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638352; }
.text { color: #638352; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638352; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 131 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638352, #528359); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #638352?: #638352 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #638352?: The RGB value is 99, 131, 82: 99 red, 131 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638352?: The complementary color is #725283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638352?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.