What color is #638869?

#638869 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 #638869?

The RGB value is 99, 136, 105: 99 red, 136 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638869?

The complementary color is #886382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638869?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638869 color

#638869 rgb(99, 136, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #638869 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 53.3% green and 41.2% blue (99, 136, 105).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#638869 color codes

HEX	`#638869`
RGB	`rgb(99, 136, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 53.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 27%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 23%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.25, -19.6, 12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.25, 23.28, 147.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.499, 21.28, 16.6)`
Decimal	`6522985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638869, 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 #638869	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638869 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #638869 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638869; }
.text { color: #638869; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638869; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 136 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638869, #63887b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #638869?: #638869 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 #638869?: The RGB value is 99, 136, 105: 99 red, 136 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638869?: The complementary color is #886382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638869?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.