What color is #639469?

#639469 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #639469?

The RGB value is 99, 148, 105: 99 red, 148 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #639469?

The complementary color is #94638E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #639469?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#639469 color

#639469 rgb(99, 148, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #639469 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 58% green and 41.2% blue (99, 148, 105).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 20% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#639469 color codes

HEX	`#639469`
RGB	`rgb(99, 148, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 58%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 20%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 33%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 29%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.93, -25.72, 17.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.93, 31.19, 145.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.284, 24.852, 17.195)`
Decimal	`6526057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #639469, 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 #639469	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#639469 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #639469 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #639469; }
.text { color: #639469; }
.border { border: 2px solid #639469; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 148 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #639469, #639481); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #639469?: #639469 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #639469?: The RGB value is 99, 148, 105: 99 red, 148 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #639469?: The complementary color is #94638E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #639469?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.