What color is #647D5A?

#647D5A 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 #647D5A?

The RGB value is 100, 125, 90: 100 red, 125 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #647D5A?

The complementary color is #735A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #647D5A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#647D5A color

#647D5A rgb(100, 125, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #647D5A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 49% green and 35.3% blue (100, 125, 90).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#647D5A color codes

HEX	`#647D5A`
RGB	`rgb(100, 125, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 49%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 28%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 28%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.63, -16.15, 16.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.63, 22.87, 134.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.434, 18.114, 12.407)`
Decimal	`6585690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #647D5A, 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 #647D5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#647D5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #647D5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #647d5a; }
.text { color: #647d5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #647d5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 125 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #647d5a, #5a7d62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #647D5A?: #647D5A 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 #647D5A?: The RGB value is 100, 125, 90: 100 red, 125 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #647D5A?: The complementary color is #735A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #647D5A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.