What color is #648373?

#648373 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #648373?

The RGB value is 100, 131, 115: 100 red, 131 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648373?

The complementary color is #836474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648373?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648373 color

#648373 rgb(100, 131, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #648373 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 51.4% green and 45.1% blue (100, 131, 115).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#648373 color codes

HEX	`#648373`
RGB	`rgb(100, 131, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 51.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.04, -14.54, 5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.04, 15.4, 160.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.465, 20.179, 19.244)`
Decimal	`6587251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648373, 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 #648373	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648373 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #648373 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648373; }
.text { color: #648373; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648373; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 131 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648373, #648382); }

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Questions

What color is #648373?: #648373 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #648373?: The RGB value is 100, 131, 115: 100 red, 131 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648373?: The complementary color is #836474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648373?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.