What color is #639969?

#639969 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #639969?

The RGB value is 99, 153, 105: 99 red, 153 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #639969?

The complementary color is #996393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #639969?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#639969 color

#639969 rgb(99, 153, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #639969 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 60% green and 41.2% blue (99, 153, 105).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 21% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#639969 color codes

HEX	`#639969`
RGB	`rgb(99, 153, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 60%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 21%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 35%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 31%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.47, -28.18, 19.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.47, 34.4, 145.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.086, 26.454, 17.462)`
Decimal	`6527337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #639969, 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 #639969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#639969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #639969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #639969; }
.text { color: #639969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #639969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 153 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #639969, #639984); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #639969?: #639969 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #639969?: The RGB value is 99, 153, 105: 99 red, 153 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #639969?: The complementary color is #996393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #639969?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.