What color is #647F7C?

#647F7C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #647F7C?

The RGB value is 100, 127, 124: 100 red, 127 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #647F7C?

The complementary color is #7F6467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #647F7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#647F7C color

#647F7C rgb(100, 127, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #647F7C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 49.8% green and 48.6% blue (100, 127, 124).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#647F7C color codes

HEX	`#647F7C`
RGB	`rgb(100, 127, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 49.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 21%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 2%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.09, -10.34, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.09, 10.46, 188.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.482, 19.343, 21.93)`
Decimal	`6586236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #647F7C, 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 #647F7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#647F7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #647F7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #647f7c; }
.text { color: #647f7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #647f7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 127 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #647f7c, #64747f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #647F7C?: #647F7C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #647F7C?: The RGB value is 100, 127, 124: 100 red, 127 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #647F7C?: The complementary color is #7F6467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #647F7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.