What color is #648280?

#648280 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 #648280?

The RGB value is 100, 130, 128: 100 red, 130 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648280?

The complementary color is #826466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648280 color

#648280 rgb(100, 130, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #648280 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 51% green and 50.2% blue (100, 130, 128).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#648280 color codes

HEX	`#648280`
RGB	`rgb(100, 130, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 51%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 23%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.1, -11.08, -2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.1, 11.34, 192.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.133, 20.232, 23.42)`
Decimal	`6587008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648280, 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 #648280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #648280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648280; }
.text { color: #648280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 130 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648280, #647582); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #648280?: #648280 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 #648280?: The RGB value is 100, 130, 128: 100 red, 130 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648280?: The complementary color is #826466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.