What color is #648271?

#648271 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #648271?

The RGB value is 100, 130, 113: 100 red, 130 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648271?

The complementary color is #826475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648271?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648271 color

#648271 rgb(100, 130, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #648271 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 51% green and 44.3% blue (100, 130, 113).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#648271 color codes

HEX	`#648271`
RGB	`rgb(100, 130, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 51%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 23%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 13%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.69, -14.42, 5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.69, 15.52, 158.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.218, 19.866, 18.6)`
Decimal	`6586993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648271, 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 #648271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648271 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #648271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648271; }
.text { color: #648271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 130 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648271, #648280); }

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Questions

What color is #648271?: #648271 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #648271?: The RGB value is 100, 130, 113: 100 red, 130 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648271?: The complementary color is #826475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648271?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.