What color is #648343?

#648343 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #648343?

The RGB value is 100, 131, 67: 100 red, 131 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648343?

The complementary color is #624383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648343?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648343 color

#648343 rgb(100, 131, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #648343 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 51.4% green and 26.3% blue (100, 131, 67).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 32% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Homegrown (#63884A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#648343 color codes

HEX	`#648343`
RGB	`rgb(100, 131, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 51.4%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 32%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 49%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 49%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.09, -22.73, 30.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.09, 38.38, 126.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.385, 19.347, 8.286)`
Decimal	`6587203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648343, 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 #648343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #648343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648343; }
.text { color: #648343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 131 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648343, #448343); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #648343?: #648343 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #648343?: The RGB value is 100, 131, 67: 100 red, 131 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648343?: The complementary color is #624383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648343?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.