What color is #647757?

#647757 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 #647757?

The RGB value is 100, 119, 87: 100 red, 119 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #647757?

The complementary color is #6A5777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #647757?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#647757 color

#647757 rgb(100, 119, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #647757 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 46.7% green and 34.1% blue (100, 119, 87).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#647757 color codes

HEX	`#647757`
RGB	`rgb(100, 119, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 46.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 27%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.74, -13.4, 15.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.74, 20.38, 131.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.572, 16.591, 11.502)`
Decimal	`6584151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #647757, 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 #647757	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#647757 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #647757 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #647757; }
.text { color: #647757; }
.border { border: 2px solid #647757; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 119 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #647757, #57775a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #647757?: #647757 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 #647757?: The RGB value is 100, 119, 87: 100 red, 119 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #647757?: The complementary color is #6A5777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #647757?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.