What color is #648866?

#648866 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #648866?

The RGB value is 100, 136, 102: 100 red, 136 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648866?

The complementary color is #886486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648866?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648866 color

#648866 rgb(100, 136, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #648866 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 53.3% green and 40% blue (100, 136, 102).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#648866 color codes

HEX	`#648866`
RGB	`rgb(100, 136, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 53.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 25%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.25, -19.81, 14.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.25, 24.42, 144.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.457, 21.276, 15.807)`
Decimal	`6588518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648866, 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 #648866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #648866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648866; }
.text { color: #648866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 136 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648866, #648878); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #648866?: #648866 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #648866?: The RGB value is 100, 136, 102: 100 red, 136 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648866?: The complementary color is #886486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648866?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.