What color is #639A97?

#639A97 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #639A97?

The RGB value is 99, 154, 151: 99 red, 154 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #639A97?

The complementary color is #9A6366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #639A97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#639A97 color

#639A97 rgb(99, 154, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #639A97 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 60.4% green and 59.2% blue (99, 154, 151).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 22% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#639A97 color codes

HEX	`#639A97`
RGB	`rgb(99, 154, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 60.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 22%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 36%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 2%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.89, -18.78, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.89, 19.24, 192.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.285, 27.997, 33.502)`
Decimal	`6527639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #639A97, 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 #639A97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#639A97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #639A97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #639a97; }
.text { color: #639a97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #639a97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 154 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #639a97, #63829a); }

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Questions

What color is #639A97?: #639A97 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #639A97?: The RGB value is 99, 154, 151: 99 red, 154 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #639A97?: The complementary color is #9A6366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #639A97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.