What color is #638666?

#638666 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 #638666?

The RGB value is 99, 134, 102: 99 red, 134 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638666?

The complementary color is #866383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638666?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638666 color

#638666 rgb(99, 134, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #638666 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 52.5% green and 40% blue (99, 134, 102).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 47% 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 5.13:1).

#638666 color codes

HEX	`#638666`
RGB	`rgb(99, 134, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 52.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 24%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.58, -19.12, 13.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.58, 23.31, 145.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.068, 20.662, 15.709)`
Decimal	`6522470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638666, 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 #638666	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638666 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #638666 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638666; }
.text { color: #638666; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638666; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 134 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638666, #638677); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #638666?: #638666 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 #638666?: The RGB value is 99, 134, 102: 99 red, 134 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638666?: The complementary color is #866383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638666?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.