What color is #646852?

#646852 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646852?

The RGB value is 100, 104, 82: 100 red, 104 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646852?

The complementary color is #565268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646852?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646852 color

#646852 rgb(100, 104, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #646852 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 40.8% green and 32.2% blue (100, 104, 82).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 12% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Monstera (#5F674B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#646852 color codes

HEX	`#646852`
RGB	`rgb(100, 104, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 40.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 12%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 21%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 21%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.09, -5.78, 11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.09, 13.23, 115.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.729, 13.219, 9.915)`
Decimal	`6580306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646852, 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 #646852	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646852 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	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 #646852 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646852; }
.text { color: #646852; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646852; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 104 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646852, #596852); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #646852?: #646852 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646852?: The RGB value is 100, 104, 82: 100 red, 104 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646852?: The complementary color is #565268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646852?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.