What color is #638C7E?

#638C7E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #638C7E?

The RGB value is 99, 140, 126: 99 red, 140 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638C7E?

The complementary color is #8C6371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638C7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638C7E color

#638C7E rgb(99, 140, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #638C7E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 54.9% green and 49.4% blue (99, 140, 126).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#638C7E color codes

HEX	`#638C7E`
RGB	`rgb(99, 140, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 54.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 10%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.98, -17.31, 2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.98, 17.56, 170.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.288, 22.914, 23.194)`
Decimal	`6524030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638C7E, 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 #638C7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638C7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #638C7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638c7e; }
.text { color: #638c7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638c7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 140 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638c7e, #63868c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #638C7E?: #638C7E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #638C7E?: The RGB value is 99, 140, 126: 99 red, 140 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638C7E?: The complementary color is #8C6371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638C7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.