What color is #639489?

#639489 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #639489?

The RGB value is 99, 148, 137: 99 red, 148 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #639489?

The complementary color is #94636E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #639489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#639489 color

#639489 rgb(99, 148, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #639489 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 58% green and 53.7% blue (99, 148, 137).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 20% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#639489 color codes

HEX	`#639489`
RGB	`rgb(99, 148, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 58%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 20%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 33%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.69, -19.01, 0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.69, 19.02, 178.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.249, 25.637, 27.544)`
Decimal	`6526089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #639489, 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 #639489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#639489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #639489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #639489; }
.text { color: #639489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #639489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 148 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #639489, #638794); }

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Questions

What color is #639489?: #639489 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #639489?: The RGB value is 99, 148, 137: 99 red, 148 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #639489?: The complementary color is #94636E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #639489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.