What color is #638769?

#638769 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 #638769?

The RGB value is 99, 135, 105: 99 red, 135 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638769?

The complementary color is #876381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638769?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638769 color

#638769 rgb(99, 135, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #638769 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 52.9% green and 41.2% blue (99, 135, 105).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#638769 color codes

HEX	`#638769`
RGB	`rgb(99, 135, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 52.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 27%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.95, -19.07, 12.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.95, 22.6, 147.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.359, 21, 16.553)`
Decimal	`6522729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638769, 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 #638769	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638769 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #638769 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638769; }
.text { color: #638769; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638769; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 135 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638769, #63877b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #638769?: #638769 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 #638769?: The RGB value is 99, 135, 105: 99 red, 135 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638769?: The complementary color is #876381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638769?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.