What color is #638F69?

#638F69 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #638F69?

The RGB value is 99, 143, 105: 99 red, 143 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #638F69?

The complementary color is #8F6389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #638F69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#638F69 color

#638F69 rgb(99, 143, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #638F69 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 56.1% green and 41.2% blue (99, 143, 105).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#638F69 color codes

HEX	`#638F69`
RGB	`rgb(99, 143, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 56.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 31%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 27%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.4, -23.21, 15.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.4, 27.92, 146.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.517, 23.317, 16.939)`
Decimal	`6524777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #638F69, 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 #638F69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#638F69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #638F69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #638f69; }
.text { color: #638f69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #638f69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 143 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #638f69, #638f7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #638F69?: #638F69 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #638F69?: The RGB value is 99, 143, 105: 99 red, 143 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #638F69?: The complementary color is #8F6389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #638F69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.