What color is #639C74?

#639C74 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #639C74?

The RGB value is 99, 156, 116: 99 red, 156 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #639C74?

The complementary color is #9C638B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #639C74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#639C74 color

#639C74 rgb(99, 156, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #639C74 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 61.2% green and 45.5% blue (99, 156, 116).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 22% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#639C74 color codes

HEX	`#639C74`
RGB	`rgb(99, 156, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 61.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 22%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 37%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 26%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.61, -27.58, 15.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.61, 31.48, 151.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.185, 27.689, 20.801)`
Decimal	`6528116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #639C74, 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 #639C74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#639C74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #639C74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #639c74; }
.text { color: #639c74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #639c74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 156 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #639c74, #639c90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #639C74?: #639C74 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #639C74?: The RGB value is 99, 156, 116: 99 red, 156 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #639C74?: The complementary color is #9C638B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #639C74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.