What color is #639769?

#639769 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #639769?

The RGB value is 99, 151, 105: 99 red, 151 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #639769?

The complementary color is #976391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #639769?

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.

#639769 color

#639769 rgb(99, 151, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #639769 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 59.2% green and 41.2% blue (99, 151, 105).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 21% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#639769 color codes

HEX	`#639769`
RGB	`rgb(99, 151, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 59.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 21%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 34%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 30%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.85, -27.2, 18.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.85, 33.12, 145.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.761, 25.805, 17.354)`
Decimal	`6526825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #639769, 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 #639769	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#639769 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 #639769 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #639769; }
.text { color: #639769; }
.border { border: 2px solid #639769; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 151 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #639769, #639783); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #639769?: #639769 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #639769?: The RGB value is 99, 151, 105: 99 red, 151 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #639769?: The complementary color is #976391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #639769?: 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.