What color is #648382?

#648382 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 #648382?

The RGB value is 100, 131, 130: 100 red, 131 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648382?

The complementary color is #836465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648382?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648382 color

#648382 rgb(100, 131, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #648382 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 51.4% green and 51% blue (100, 131, 130).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#648382 color codes

HEX	`#648382`
RGB	`rgb(100, 131, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 51.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 1%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.46, -11.17, -3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.46, 11.58, 195.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.4, 20.553, 24.165)`
Decimal	`6587266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648382, 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 #648382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #648382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648382; }
.text { color: #648382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 131 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648382, #647583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #648382?: #648382 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 #648382?: The RGB value is 100, 131, 130: 100 red, 131 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648382?: The complementary color is #836465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648382?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.