What color is #639398?

#639398 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #639398?

The RGB value is 99, 147, 152: 99 red, 147 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #639398?

The complementary color is #986863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #639398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#639398 color

#639398 rgb(99, 147, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #639398 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 57.6% green and 59.6% blue (99, 147, 152).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 21% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#639398 color codes

HEX	`#639398`
RGB	`rgb(99, 147, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 57.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 21%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 35%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.83, -14.8, -7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.83, 16.73, 207.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.245, 25.786, 33.557)`
Decimal	`6525848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #639398, 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 #639398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#639398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #639398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #639398; }
.text { color: #639398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #639398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 147 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #639398, #637998); }

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Questions

What color is #639398?: #639398 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #639398?: The RGB value is 99, 147, 152: 99 red, 147 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #639398?: The complementary color is #986863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #639398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.