What color is #647270?

#647270 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #647270?

The RGB value is 100, 114, 112: 100 red, 114 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #647270?

The complementary color is #726466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #647270?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#647270 color

#647270 rgb(100, 114, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #647270 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 44.7% green and 43.9% blue (100, 114, 112).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#647270 color codes

HEX	`#647270`
RGB	`rgb(100, 114, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 44.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 12%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.86, -5.66, -0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.86, 5.7, 186.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.197, 15.914, 17.65)`
Decimal	`6582896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #647270, 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 #647270	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#647270 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #647270 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #647270; }
.text { color: #647270; }
.border { border: 2px solid #647270; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 114 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #647270, #646d72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #647270?: #647270 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #647270?: The RGB value is 100, 114, 112: 100 red, 114 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #647270?: The complementary color is #726466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #647270?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.