What color is #648691?

#648691 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #648691?

The RGB value is 100, 134, 145: 100 red, 134 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648691?

The complementary color is #916F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648691?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648691 color

#648691 rgb(100, 134, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #648691 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 52.5% green and 56.9% blue (100, 134, 145).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#648691 color codes

HEX	`#648691`
RGB	`rgb(100, 134, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 52.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 31%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 8%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.82, -9.15, -9.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.82, 13.38, 226.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.89, 21.803, 29.996)`
Decimal	`6588049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648691, 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 #648691	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648691 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #648691 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648691; }
.text { color: #648691; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648691; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 134 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648691, #647091); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #648691?: #648691 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #648691?: The RGB value is 100, 134, 145: 100 red, 134 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648691?: The complementary color is #916F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648691?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.