What color is #647561?

#647561 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #647561?

The RGB value is 100, 117, 97: 100 red, 117 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #647561?

The complementary color is #726175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #647561?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#647561 color

#647561 rgb(100, 117, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #647561 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 45.9% green and 38% blue (100, 117, 97).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#647561 color codes

HEX	`#647561`
RGB	`rgb(100, 117, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 45.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 17%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.36, -10.47, 8.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.36, 13.78, 139.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.774, 16.295, 13.726)`
Decimal	`6583649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #647561, 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 #647561	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#647561 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #647561 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #647561; }
.text { color: #647561; }
.border { border: 2px solid #647561; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 117 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #647561, #617568); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #647561?: #647561 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #647561?: The RGB value is 100, 117, 97: 100 red, 117 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #647561?: The complementary color is #726175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #647561?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.