What color is #638475?

#638475 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #638475?

The RGB value is 99, 132, 117: 99 red, 132 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638475?

The complementary color is #846372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638475?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638475 color

#638475 rgb(99, 132, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #638475 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 51.8% green and 45.9% blue (99, 132, 117).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#638475 color codes

HEX	`#638475`
RGB	`rgb(99, 132, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 51.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 25%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.33, -15, 4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.33, 15.61, 163.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.607, 20.439, 19.896)`
Decimal	`6521973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638475, 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 #638475	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638475 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #638475 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638475; }
.text { color: #638475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638475; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 132 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638475, #638384); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #638475?: #638475 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #638475?: The RGB value is 99, 132, 117: 99 red, 132 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638475?: The complementary color is #846372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638475?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.