What color is #646E3D?

#646E3D is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646E3D?

The RGB value is 100, 110, 61: 100 red, 110 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646E3D?

The complementary color is #473D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646E3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646E3D color

#646E3D rgb(100, 110, 61)

Shades of green

The hex color #646E3D is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 43.1% green and 23.9% blue (100, 110, 61).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 29% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#646E3D color codes

HEX	`#646E3D`
RGB	`rgb(100, 110, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 43.1%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 29%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 45%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 45%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.52, -12.3, 26.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.52, 28.78, 115.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.674, 14.198, 6.54)`
Decimal	`6581821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646E3D, 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 #646E3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646E3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #646E3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646e3d; }
.text { color: #646e3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646e3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 110 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646e3d, #4c6e3d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #646E3D?: #646E3D is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646E3D?: The RGB value is 100, 110, 61: 100 red, 110 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646E3D?: The complementary color is #473D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646E3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.