What color is #638866?

#638866 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 #638866?

The RGB value is 99, 136, 102: 99 red, 136 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638866?

The complementary color is #886385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638866?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638866 color

#638866 rgb(99, 136, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #638866 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 53.3% green and 40% blue (99, 136, 102).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#638866 color codes

HEX	`#638866`
RGB	`rgb(99, 136, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 53.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 27%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 25%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.19, -20.17, 14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.19, 24.66, 144.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.347, 21.22, 15.802)`
Decimal	`6522982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638866, 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 #638866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #638866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638866; }
.text { color: #638866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 136 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638866, #638879); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #638866?: #638866 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 #638866?: The RGB value is 99, 136, 102: 99 red, 136 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638866?: The complementary color is #886385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638866?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.