What color is #648285?

#648285 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #648285?

The RGB value is 100, 130, 133: 100 red, 130 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648285?

The complementary color is #856764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648285?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648285 color

#648285 rgb(100, 130, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #648285 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 51% green and 52.2% blue (100, 130, 133).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#648285 color codes

HEX	`#648285`
RGB	`rgb(100, 130, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 51%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 25%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 2%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.25, -9.89, -5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.25, 11.14, 207.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.471, 20.367, 25.197)`
Decimal	`6587013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648285, 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 #648285	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648285 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #648285 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648285; }
.text { color: #648285; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648285; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 130 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648285, #647185); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #648285?: #648285 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #648285?: The RGB value is 100, 130, 133: 100 red, 130 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648285?: The complementary color is #856764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648285?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.