What color is #647656?

#647656 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #647656?

The RGB value is 100, 118, 86: 100 red, 118 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #647656?

The complementary color is #685676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #647656?

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.

#647656 color

#647656 rgb(100, 118, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #647656 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 46.3% green and 33.7% blue (100, 118, 86).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#647656 color codes

HEX	`#647656`
RGB	`rgb(100, 118, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 46.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 27%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 27%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.41, -13.02, 15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.41, 20.24, 130.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.413, 16.338, 11.249)`
Decimal	`6583894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #647656, 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 #647656	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#647656 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 #647656 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #647656; }
.text { color: #647656; }
.border { border: 2px solid #647656; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 118 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #647656, #567658); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #647656?: #647656 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #647656?: The RGB value is 100, 118, 86: 100 red, 118 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #647656?: The complementary color is #685676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #647656?: 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.