What color is #648C73?

#648C73 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 #648C73?

The RGB value is 100, 140, 115: 100 red, 140 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648C73?

The complementary color is #8C647D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648C73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648C73 color

#648C73 rgb(100, 140, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #648C73 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 54.9% green and 45.1% blue (100, 140, 115).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#648C73 color codes

HEX	`#648C73`
RGB	`rgb(100, 140, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 54.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 18%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.76, -19.35, 8.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.76, 21.32, 155.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.727, 22.703, 19.664)`
Decimal	`6589555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648C73, 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 #648C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #648C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648c73; }
.text { color: #648c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 140 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648c73, #648c87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #648C73?: #648C73 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 #648C73?: The RGB value is 100, 140, 115: 100 red, 140 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648C73?: The complementary color is #8C647D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648C73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.