What color is #647476?

#647476 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #647476?

The RGB value is 100, 116, 118: 100 red, 116 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #647476?

The complementary color is #766664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #647476?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#647476 color

#647476 rgb(100, 116, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #647476 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 45.5% green and 46.3% blue (100, 116, 118).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#647476 color codes

HEX	`#647476`
RGB	`rgb(100, 116, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 45.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 15%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.63, -5.47, -3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.63, 6.29, 209.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.77, 16.508, 19.544)`
Decimal	`6583414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #647476, 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 #647476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#647476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #647476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #647476; }
.text { color: #647476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #647476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 116 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #647476, #646b76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #647476?: #647476 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #647476?: The RGB value is 100, 116, 118: 100 red, 116 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #647476?: The complementary color is #766664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #647476?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.