What color is #648550?

#648550 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #648550?

The RGB value is 100, 133, 80: 100 red, 133 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648550?

The complementary color is #715085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648550?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648550 color

#648550 rgb(100, 133, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #648550 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 52.2% green and 31.4% blue (100, 133, 80).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#648550 color codes

HEX	`#648550`
RGB	`rgb(100, 133, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 52.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 40%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 40%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.91, -21.96, 24.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.91, 33.2, 131.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.091, 20.063, 10.665)`
Decimal	`6587728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648550, 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 #648550	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648550 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #648550 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648550; }
.text { color: #648550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648550; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 133 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648550, #508557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #648550?: #648550 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #648550?: The RGB value is 100, 133, 80: 100 red, 133 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648550?: The complementary color is #715085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648550?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.