What color is #647D62?

#647D62 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 #647D62?

The RGB value is 100, 125, 98: 100 red, 125 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #647D62?

The complementary color is #7B627D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #647D62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#647D62 color

#647D62 rgb(100, 125, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #647D62 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 49% green and 38.4% blue (100, 125, 98).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#647D62 color codes

HEX	`#647D62`
RGB	`rgb(100, 125, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 49%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 22%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.81, -14.7, 11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.81, 18.85, 141.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.793, 18.258, 14.298)`
Decimal	`6585698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #647D62, 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 #647D62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#647D62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #647D62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #647d62; }
.text { color: #647d62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #647d62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 125 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #647d62, #627d6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #647D62?: #647D62 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 #647D62?: The RGB value is 100, 125, 98: 100 red, 125 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #647D62?: The complementary color is #7B627D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #647D62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.