What color is #648083?

#648083 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #648083?

The RGB value is 100, 128, 131: 100 red, 128 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648083?

The complementary color is #836764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648083?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648083 color

#648083 rgb(100, 128, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #648083 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 50.2% green and 51.4% blue (100, 128, 131).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#648083 color codes

HEX	`#648083`
RGB	`rgb(100, 128, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 50.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 2%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.59, -9.25, -4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.59, 10.48, 207.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.07, 19.786, 24.388)`
Decimal	`6586499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648083, 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 #648083	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648083 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #648083 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648083; }
.text { color: #648083; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648083; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 128 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648083, #647183); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #648083?: #648083 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #648083?: The RGB value is 100, 128, 131: 100 red, 128 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648083?: The complementary color is #836764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648083?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.