What color is #648C8C?

#648C8C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #648C8C?

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

What is the complementary color of #648C8C?

The complementary color is #8C6464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648C8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648C8C color

#648C8C rgb(100, 140, 140)

Shades of teal

The hex color #648C8C is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#648C8C color codes

HEX	`#648C8C`
RGB	`rgb(100, 140, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 54.9%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.44, -13.71, -4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.44, 14.42, 198)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.366, 23.358, 28.294)`
Decimal	`6589580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648C8C, 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 #648C8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648C8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #648C8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648c8c; }
.text { color: #648c8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648c8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 140 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648c8c, #64788c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #648C8C?: #648C8C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #648C8C?: The RGB value is 100, 140, 140: 100 red, 140 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648C8C?: The complementary color is #8C6464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648C8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.