What color is #638570?

#638570 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 #638570?

The RGB value is 99, 133, 112: 99 red, 133 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638570?

The complementary color is #856378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638570?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638570 color

#638570 rgb(99, 133, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #638570 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 52.2% green and 43.9% blue (99, 133, 112).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#638570 color codes

HEX	`#638570`
RGB	`rgb(99, 133, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 52.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 26%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 16%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.51, -16.6, 7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.51, 18.21, 155.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.457, 20.597, 18.435)`
Decimal	`6522224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638570, 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 #638570	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638570 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #638570 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638570; }
.text { color: #638570; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638570; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 133 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638570, #638581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #638570?: #638570 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 #638570?: The RGB value is 99, 133, 112: 99 red, 133 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638570?: The complementary color is #856378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638570?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.