What color is #638356?

#638356 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #638356?

The RGB value is 99, 131, 86: 99 red, 131 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638356?

The complementary color is #765683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638356?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638356 color

#638356 rgb(99, 131, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #638356 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 51.4% green and 33.7% blue (99, 131, 86).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#638356 color codes

HEX	`#638356`
RGB	`rgb(99, 131, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 51.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 34%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.33, -20.38, 20.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.33, 29.09, 134.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.941, 19.557, 11.79)`
Decimal	`6521686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638356, 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 #638356	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638356 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #638356 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638356; }
.text { color: #638356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638356; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 131 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638356, #56835f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #638356?: #638356 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #638356?: The RGB value is 99, 131, 86: 99 red, 131 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638356?: The complementary color is #765683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638356?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.