What color is #648B6C?

#648B6C 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 #648B6C?

The RGB value is 100, 139, 108: 100 red, 139 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648B6C?

The complementary color is #8B6483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648B6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648B6C color

#648B6C rgb(100, 139, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #648B6C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 54.5% green and 42.4% blue (100, 139, 108).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#648B6C color codes

HEX	`#648B6C`
RGB	`rgb(100, 139, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 54.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 22%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.3, -20.23, 12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.3, 23.68, 148.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.194, 22.257, 17.574)`
Decimal	`6589292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648B6C, 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 #648B6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648B6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #648B6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648b6c; }
.text { color: #648b6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648b6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 139 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648b6c, #648b80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #648B6C?: #648B6C 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 #648B6C?: The RGB value is 100, 139, 108: 100 red, 139 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648B6C?: The complementary color is #8B6483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648B6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.