What color is #639B67?

#639B67 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #639B67?

The RGB value is 99, 155, 103: 99 red, 155 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #639B67?

The complementary color is #9B6397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #639B67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#639B67 color

#639B67 rgb(99, 155, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #639B67 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 60.8% green and 40.4% blue (99, 155, 103).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 22% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 39% 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 6.41:1).

#639B67 color codes

HEX	`#639B67`
RGB	`rgb(99, 155, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 60.8%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 22%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 36%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 34%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.04, -29.5, 21.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.04, 36.57, 143.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.314, 27.074, 17.037)`
Decimal	`6527847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #639B67, 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 #639B67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#639B67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #639B67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #639b67; }
.text { color: #639b67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #639b67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 155 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #639b67, #639b83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #639B67?: #639B67 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #639B67?: The RGB value is 99, 155, 103: 99 red, 155 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #639B67?: The complementary color is #9B6397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #639B67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.