What color is #64785B?

#64785B 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 #64785B?

The RGB value is 100, 120, 91: 100 red, 120 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64785B?

The complementary color is #6F5B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64785B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64785B color

#64785B rgb(100, 120, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #64785B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 47.1% green and 35.7% blue (100, 120, 91).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#64785B color codes

HEX	`#64785B`
RGB	`rgb(100, 120, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 47.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 24%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.13, -13.25, 13.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.13, 18.96, 134.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.86, 16.897, 12.427)`
Decimal	`6584411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64785B, 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 #64785B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#64785B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #64785B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64785b; }
.text { color: #64785b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64785b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 120 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64785b, #5b7860); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #64785B?: #64785B 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 #64785B?: The RGB value is 100, 120, 91: 100 red, 120 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64785B?: The complementary color is #6F5B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64785B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.