What color is #64817F?

#64817F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64817F?

The RGB value is 100, 129, 127: 100 red, 129 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64817F?

The complementary color is #816466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64817F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64817F color

#64817F rgb(100, 129, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #64817F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 50.6% green and 49.8% blue (100, 129, 127).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#64817F color codes

HEX	`#64817F`
RGB	`rgb(100, 129, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 50.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.77, -10.76, -2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.77, 11.01, 192.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.935, 19.941, 23.031)`
Decimal	`6586751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64817F, 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 #64817F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#64817F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #64817F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64817f; }
.text { color: #64817f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64817f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 129 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64817f, #647581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #64817F?: #64817F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64817F?: The RGB value is 100, 129, 127: 100 red, 129 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64817F?: The complementary color is #816466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64817F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.