What color is #638372?

#638372 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #638372?

The RGB value is 99, 131, 114: 99 red, 131 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638372?

The complementary color is #836374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638372?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638372 color

#638372 rgb(99, 131, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #638372 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 51.4% green and 44.7% blue (99, 131, 114).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#638372 color codes

HEX	`#638372`
RGB	`rgb(99, 131, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 51.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 13%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.95, -15.1, 5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.95, 16.08, 159.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.298, 20.1, 18.937)`
Decimal	`6521714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638372, 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 #638372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #638372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638372; }
.text { color: #638372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 131 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638372, #638382); }

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Questions

What color is #638372?: #638372 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #638372?: The RGB value is 99, 131, 114: 99 red, 131 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638372?: The complementary color is #836374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638372?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.