What color is #648C85?

#648C85 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #648C85?

The RGB value is 100, 140, 133: 100 red, 140 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648C85?

The complementary color is #8C646B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648C85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648C85 color

#648C85 rgb(100, 140, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #648C85 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 54.9% green and 52.2% blue (100, 140, 133).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#648C85 color codes

HEX	`#648C85`
RGB	`rgb(100, 140, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 54.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 5%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.23, -15.38, -0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.23, 15.4, 182.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.866, 23.158, 25.662)`
Decimal	`6589573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648C85, 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 #648C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #648C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648c85; }
.text { color: #648c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 140 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648c85, #647f8c); }

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Questions

What color is #648C85?: #648C85 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #648C85?: The RGB value is 100, 140, 133: 100 red, 140 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648C85?: The complementary color is #8C646B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648C85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.