What color is #638F34?

#638F34 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #638F34?

The RGB value is 99, 143, 52: 99 red, 143 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638F34?

The complementary color is #60348F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638F34?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638F34 color

#638F34 rgb(99, 143, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #638F34 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 56.1% green and 20.4% blue (99, 143, 52).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 47% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Basil (#579229), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#638F34 color codes

HEX	`#638F34`
RGB	`rgb(99, 143, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 56.1%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 47%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 64%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 64%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.6, -30.63, 42.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.6, 52.35, 125.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.588, 22.545, 6.778)`
Decimal	`6524724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638F34, 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 #638F34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638F34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #638F34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638f34; }
.text { color: #638f34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638f34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 143 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638f34, #358f34); }

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Questions

What color is #638F34?: #638F34 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #638F34?: The RGB value is 99, 143, 52: 99 red, 143 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638F34?: The complementary color is #60348F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638F34?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.