What color is #638884?

#638884 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #638884?

The RGB value is 99, 136, 132: 99 red, 136 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638884?

The complementary color is #886367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638884?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638884 color

#638884 rgb(99, 136, 132)

Shades of teal

The hex color #638884 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 53.3% green and 51.8% blue (99, 136, 132).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#638884 color codes

HEX	`#638884`
RGB	`rgb(99, 136, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 53.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 27%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 3%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.95, -13.77, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.95, 13.92, 188.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.113, 21.926, 25.103)`
Decimal	`6523012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638884, 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 #638884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #638884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638884; }
.text { color: #638884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 136 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638884, #637988); }

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Questions

What color is #638884?: #638884 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #638884?: The RGB value is 99, 136, 132: 99 red, 136 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638884?: The complementary color is #886367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638884?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.