What color is #64843F?

#64843F 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 #64843F?

The RGB value is 100, 132, 63: 100 red, 132 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64843F?

The complementary color is #5F3F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64843F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64843F color

#64843F rgb(100, 132, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #64843F is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 51.8% green and 24.7% blue (100, 132, 63).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 35% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Homegrown (#63884A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#64843F color codes

HEX	`#64843F`
RGB	`rgb(100, 132, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 51.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 35%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 52%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 52%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.35, -23.72, 33.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.35, 40.92, 125.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.404, 19.57, 7.72)`
Decimal	`6587455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64843F, 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 #64843F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#64843F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #64843F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64843f; }
.text { color: #64843f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64843f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 132 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64843f, #42843f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #64843F?: #64843F 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 #64843F?: The RGB value is 100, 132, 63: 100 red, 132 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64843F?: The complementary color is #5F3F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64843F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.