What color is #638761?

#638761 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #638761?

The RGB value is 99, 135, 97: 99 red, 135 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638761?

The complementary color is #856187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638761?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638761 color

#638761 rgb(99, 135, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #638761 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 52.9% green and 38% blue (99, 135, 97).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#638761 color codes

HEX	`#638761`
RGB	`rgb(99, 135, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 52.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 28%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.78, -20.57, 16.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.78, 26.35, 141.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.967, 20.843, 14.489)`
Decimal	`6522721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638761, 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 #638761	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638761 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #638761 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638761; }
.text { color: #638761; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638761; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 135 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638761, #618772); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #638761?: #638761 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #638761?: The RGB value is 99, 135, 97: 99 red, 135 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638761?: The complementary color is #856187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638761?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.