What color is #647378?

#647378 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #647378?

The RGB value is 100, 115, 120: 100 red, 115 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #647378?

The complementary color is #786964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #647378?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#647378 color

#647378 rgb(100, 115, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #647378 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 45.1% green and 47.1% blue (100, 115, 120).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#647378 color codes

HEX	`#647378`
RGB	`rgb(100, 115, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 45.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 4%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.4, -4.43, -4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.4, 6.41, 226.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.776, 16.326, 20.139)`
Decimal	`6583160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #647378, 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 #647378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#647378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #647378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #647378; }
.text { color: #647378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #647378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 115 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #647378, #646978); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #647378?: #647378 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #647378?: The RGB value is 100, 115, 120: 100 red, 115 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #647378?: The complementary color is #786964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #647378?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.