What color is #647C70?

#647C70 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #647C70?

The RGB value is 100, 124, 112: 100 red, 124 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #647C70?

The complementary color is #7C6470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #647C70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#647C70 color

#647C70 rgb(100, 124, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #647C70 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 48.6% green and 43.9% blue (100, 124, 112).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 11% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#647C70 color codes

HEX	`#647C70`
RGB	`rgb(100, 124, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 48.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 11%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 10%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.85, -11.33, 3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.85, 11.92, 162.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.387, 18.294, 18.046)`
Decimal	`6585456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #647C70, 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 #647C70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#647C70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #647C70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #647c70; }
.text { color: #647c70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #647c70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 124 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #647c70, #647c7c); }

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Questions

What color is #647C70?: #647C70 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #647C70?: The RGB value is 100, 124, 112: 100 red, 124 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #647C70?: The complementary color is #7C6470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #647C70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.