What color is #648295?

#648295 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #648295?

The RGB value is 100, 130, 149: 100 red, 130 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648295?

The complementary color is #957764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648295 color

#648295 rgb(100, 130, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #648295 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 51% green and 58.4% blue (100, 130, 149).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#648295 color codes

HEX	`#648295`
RGB	`rgb(100, 130, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 51%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 33%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 13%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.78, -5.85, -13.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.78, 14.85, 246.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.661, 20.844, 31.468)`
Decimal	`6587029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648295, 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 #648295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #648295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648295; }
.text { color: #648295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 130 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648295, #646995); }

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Questions

What color is #648295?: #648295 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #648295?: The RGB value is 100, 130, 149: 100 red, 130 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648295?: The complementary color is #957764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.