What color is #648251?

#648251 is a grayish green known as Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Kale?

The RGB value is 100, 130, 81: 100 red, 130 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Kale?

The complementary color is #6F5182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648251?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Kale color: hex code #648251

#648251 rgb(100, 130, 81)

Shades of green

Kale has the hex code #648251. It is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 51% green and 31.8% blue (100, 130, 81).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 49% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

Kale (#648251) color codes

HEX	`#648251`
RGB	`rgb(100, 130, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 51%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 38%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51, -20.26, 23.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51, 30.76, 131.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.723, 19.268, 10.726)`
Decimal	`6586961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Kale, 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 #648251	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648251 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #648251 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648251; }
.text { color: #648251; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648251; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 130 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648251, #518257); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #648251 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #648251?: #648251 is a grayish green known as Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Kale?: The RGB value is 100, 130, 81: 100 red, 130 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Kale?: The complementary color is #6F5182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648251?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.