What color is #648685?

#648685 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #648685?

The RGB value is 100, 134, 133: 100 red, 134 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648685?

The complementary color is #866465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648685 color

#648685 rgb(100, 134, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #648685 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 52.5% green and 52.2% blue (100, 134, 133).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#648685 color codes

HEX	`#648685`
RGB	`rgb(100, 134, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 52.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.44, -12.11, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.44, 12.57, 195.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.013, 21.452, 25.377)`
Decimal	`6588037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648685, 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 #648685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #648685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648685; }
.text { color: #648685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 134 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648685, #647686); }

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Questions

What color is #648685?: #648685 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #648685?: The RGB value is 100, 134, 133: 100 red, 134 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648685?: The complementary color is #866465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.