What color is #648779?

#648779 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #648779?

The RGB value is 100, 135, 121: 100 red, 135 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648779?

The complementary color is #876472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648779?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648779 color

#648779 rgb(100, 135, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #648779 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 52.9% green and 47.5% blue (100, 135, 121).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#648779 color codes

HEX	`#648779`
RGB	`rgb(100, 135, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 52.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.4, -15.41, 3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.4, 15.81, 167.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.37, 21.417, 21.304)`
Decimal	`6588281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648779, 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 #648779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #648779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648779; }
.text { color: #648779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 135 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648779, #648487); }

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Questions

What color is #648779?: #648779 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #648779?: The RGB value is 100, 135, 121: 100 red, 135 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648779?: The complementary color is #876472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648779?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.