What color is #638361?

#638361 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 #638361?

The RGB value is 99, 131, 97: 99 red, 131 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638361?

The complementary color is #816183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638361?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638361 color

#638361 rgb(99, 131, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #638361 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 51.4% green and 38% blue (99, 131, 97).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#638361 color codes

HEX	`#638361`
RGB	`rgb(99, 131, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 51.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 26%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.55, -18.47, 14.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.55, 23.67, 141.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.419, 19.748, 14.306)`
Decimal	`6521697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638361, 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 #638361	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638361 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #638361 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638361; }
.text { color: #638361; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638361; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 131 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638361, #618370); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #638361?: #638361 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 #638361?: The RGB value is 99, 131, 97: 99 red, 131 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638361?: The complementary color is #816183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638361?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.