What color is #648261?

#648261 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #648261?

The RGB value is 100, 130, 97: 100 red, 130 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648261?

The complementary color is #7F6182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648261?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648261 color

#648261 rgb(100, 130, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #648261 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 51% green and 38% blue (100, 130, 97).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#648261 color codes

HEX	`#648261`
RGB	`rgb(100, 130, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 51%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 25%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.31, -17.57, 14.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.31, 22.76, 140.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.395, 19.537, 14.267)`
Decimal	`6586977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648261, 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 #648261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #648261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648261; }
.text { color: #648261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 130 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648261, #61826e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #648261?: #648261 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #648261?: The RGB value is 100, 130, 97: 100 red, 130 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648261?: The complementary color is #7F6182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648261?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.