What color is #648589?

#648589 is a grayish cyan known as Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Arctic?

The RGB value is 100, 133, 137: 100 red, 133 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Arctic?

The complementary color is #896864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Arctic color: hex code #648589

#648589 rgb(100, 133, 137)

Shades of gray

Arctic has the hex code #648589. It is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 52.2% green and 53.7% blue (100, 133, 137).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

Arctic (#648589) color codes

HEX	`#648589`
RGB	`rgb(100, 133, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 52.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 27%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 3%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.27, -10.59, -5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.27, 12.14, 209.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.157, 21.29, 26.815)`
Decimal	`6587785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Arctic, 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 #648589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #648589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648589; }
.text { color: #648589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 133 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648589, #647389); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

See #648589 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #648589?: #648589 is a grayish cyan known as Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Arctic?: The RGB value is 100, 133, 137: 100 red, 133 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Arctic?: The complementary color is #896864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.