What color is #638985?

#638985 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #638985?

The RGB value is 99, 137, 133: 99 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638985?

The complementary color is #896367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638985 color

#638985 rgb(99, 137, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #638985 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 53.7% green and 52.2% blue (99, 137, 133).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#638985 color codes

HEX	`#638985`
RGB	`rgb(99, 137, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 53.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 3%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.28, -14.08, -2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.28, 14.24, 188.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.324, 22.237, 25.512)`
Decimal	`6523269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638985, 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 #638985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #638985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638985; }
.text { color: #638985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 137 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638985, #637a89); }

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Questions

What color is #638985?: #638985 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #638985?: The RGB value is 99, 137, 133: 99 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638985?: The complementary color is #896367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.