What color is #63896F?

#63896F 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 #63896F?

The RGB value is 99, 137, 111: 99 red, 137 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63896F?

The complementary color is #89637D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63896F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63896F color

#63896F rgb(99, 137, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #63896F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 53.7% green and 43.5% blue (99, 137, 111).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#63896F color codes

HEX	`#63896F`
RGB	`rgb(99, 137, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 53.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 19%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.7, -18.93, 9.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.7, 21.29, 152.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.96, 21.691, 18.329)`
Decimal	`6523247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63896F, 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 #63896F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#63896F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #63896F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63896f; }
.text { color: #63896f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63896f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 137 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63896f, #638982); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #63896F?: #63896F 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 #63896F?: The RGB value is 99, 137, 111: 99 red, 137 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63896F?: The complementary color is #89637D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63896F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.