What color is #647873?

#647873 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #647873?

The RGB value is 100, 120, 115: 100 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #647873?

The complementary color is #786469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #647873?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#647873 color

#647873 rgb(100, 120, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #647873 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 47.1% green and 45.1% blue (100, 120, 115).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#647873 color codes

HEX	`#647873`
RGB	`rgb(100, 120, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 47.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 4%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.73, -8.43, 0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.73, 8.44, 178.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.066, 17.38, 18.777)`
Decimal	`6584435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #647873, 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 #647873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#647873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #647873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #647873; }
.text { color: #647873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #647873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 120 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #647873, #647378); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #647873?: #647873 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #647873?: The RGB value is 100, 120, 115: 100 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #647873?: The complementary color is #786469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #647873?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.