What color is #639545?

#639545 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bitter Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #639545?

The RGB value is 99, 149, 69: 99 red, 149 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #639545?

The complementary color is #774595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #639545?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#639545 color

#639545 rgb(99, 149, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #639545 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 58.4% green and 27.1% blue (99, 149, 69).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 37% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Leaf (#669841), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#639545 color codes

HEX	`#639545`
RGB	`rgb(99, 149, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 58.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 37%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 54%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 54%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.66, -31.66, 36.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.66, 48.42, 130.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.967, 24.577, 9.479)`
Decimal	`6526277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #639545, 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 #639545	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#639545 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #639545 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #639545; }
.text { color: #639545; }
.border { border: 2px solid #639545; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 149 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #639545, #45954f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #639545?: #639545 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bitter Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #639545?: The RGB value is 99, 149, 69: 99 red, 149 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #639545?: The complementary color is #774595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #639545?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.