What color is #647D73?

#647D73 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 #647D73?

The RGB value is 100, 125, 115: 100 red, 125 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #647D73?

The complementary color is #7D646E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #647D73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#647D73 color

#647D73 rgb(100, 125, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #647D73 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 49% green and 45.1% blue (100, 125, 115).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 11% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#647D73 color codes

HEX	`#647D73`
RGB	`rgb(100, 125, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 49%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 11%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 20%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 8%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.23, -11.24, 2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.23, 11.51, 167.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.683, 18.614, 18.983)`
Decimal	`6585715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #647D73, 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 #647D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#647D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #647D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #647d73; }
.text { color: #647d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #647d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 125 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #647d73, #647a7d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #647D73?: #647D73 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 #647D73?: The RGB value is 100, 125, 115: 100 red, 125 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #647D73?: The complementary color is #7D646E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #647D73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.