What color is #647F57?

#647F57 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #647F57?

The RGB value is 100, 127, 87: 100 red, 127 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #647F57?

The complementary color is #72577F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #647F57?

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.

#647F57 color

#647F57 rgb(100, 127, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #647F57 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 49.8% green and 34.1% blue (100, 127, 87).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#647F57 color codes

HEX	`#647F57`
RGB	`rgb(100, 127, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 49.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 31%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 31%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.19, -17.73, 18.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.19, 25.75, 133.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.565, 18.576, 11.833)`
Decimal	`6586199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #647F57, 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 #647F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#647F57 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 #647F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #647f57; }
.text { color: #647f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #647f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 127 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #647f57, #577f5e); }

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Questions

What color is #647F57?: #647F57 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #647F57?: The RGB value is 100, 127, 87: 100 red, 127 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #647F57?: The complementary color is #72577F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #647F57?: 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.