What color is #638482?

#638482 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #638482?

The RGB value is 99, 132, 130: 99 red, 132 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638482?

The complementary color is #846365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638482?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638482 color

#638482 rgb(99, 132, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #638482 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 51.8% green and 51% blue (99, 132, 130).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#638482 color codes

HEX	`#638482`
RGB	`rgb(99, 132, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 51.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 25%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 2%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.69, -12.05, -2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.69, 12.35, 192.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.425, 20.766, 24.205)`
Decimal	`6521986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638482, 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 #638482	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638482 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #638482 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638482; }
.text { color: #638482; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638482; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 132 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638482, #637684); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #638482?: #638482 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #638482?: The RGB value is 99, 132, 130: 99 red, 132 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638482?: The complementary color is #846365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638482?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.