What color is #647C64?

#647C64 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 #647C64?

The RGB value is 100, 124, 100: 100 red, 124 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #647C64?

The complementary color is #7C647C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #647C64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#647C64 color

#647C64 rgb(100, 124, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #647C64 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 48.6% green and 39.2% blue (100, 124, 100).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 11% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#647C64 color codes

HEX	`#647C64`
RGB	`rgb(100, 124, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 48.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 11%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 19%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.55, -13.77, 10.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.55, 17.19, 143.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.763, 18.044, 14.759)`
Decimal	`6585444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #647C64, 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 #647C64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#647C64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	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 #647C64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #647c64; }
.text { color: #647c64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #647c64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 124 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #647c64, #647c70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #647C64?: #647C64 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 #647C64?: The RGB value is 100, 124, 100: 100 red, 124 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #647C64?: The complementary color is #7C647C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #647C64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.