What color is #638464?

#638464 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 #638464?

The RGB value is 99, 132, 100: 99 red, 132 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638464?

The complementary color is #846383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638464?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638464 color

#638464 rgb(99, 132, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #638464 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 51.8% green and 39.2% blue (99, 132, 100).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#638464 color codes

HEX	`#638464`
RGB	`rgb(99, 132, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 51.8%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 25%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 24%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.92, -18.45, 13.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.92, 22.9, 143.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.696, 20.075, 15.102)`
Decimal	`6521956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638464, 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 #638464	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638464 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #638464 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638464; }
.text { color: #638464; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638464; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 132 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638464, #638475); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #638464?: #638464 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 #638464?: The RGB value is 99, 132, 100: 99 red, 132 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638464?: The complementary color is #846383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638464?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.