What color is #64827C?

#64827C 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 #64827C?

The RGB value is 100, 130, 124: 100 red, 130 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64827C?

The complementary color is #82646A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64827C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64827C color

#64827C rgb(100, 130, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #64827C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 51% green and 48.6% blue (100, 130, 124).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#64827C color codes

HEX	`#64827C`
RGB	`rgb(100, 130, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 51%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 23%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.98, -12.01, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.98, 12.01, 181.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.875, 20.129, 22.061)`
Decimal	`6587004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64827C, 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 #64827C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#64827C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #64827C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64827c; }
.text { color: #64827c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64827c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 130 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64827c, #647982); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #64827C?: #64827C 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 #64827C?: The RGB value is 100, 130, 124: 100 red, 130 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64827C?: The complementary color is #82646A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64827C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.