What color is #647661?

#647661 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #647661?

The RGB value is 100, 118, 97: 100 red, 118 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #647661?

The complementary color is #736176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #647661?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#647661 color

#647661 rgb(100, 118, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #647661 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 46.3% green and 38% blue (100, 118, 97).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% 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 4.88:1).

#647661 color codes

HEX	`#647661`
RGB	`rgb(100, 118, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 46.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 18%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 18%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.66, -11.03, 9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.66, 14.48, 139.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.891, 16.529, 13.766)`
Decimal	`6583905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #647661, 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 #647661	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#647661 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #647661 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #647661; }
.text { color: #647661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #647661; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 118 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #647661, #617669); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #647661?: #647661 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #647661?: The RGB value is 100, 118, 97: 100 red, 118 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #647661?: The complementary color is #736176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #647661?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.