What color is #648D5A?

#648D5A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #648D5A?

The RGB value is 100, 141, 90: 100 red, 141 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648D5A?

The complementary color is #835A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648D5A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648D5A color

#648D5A rgb(100, 141, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #648D5A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 55.3% green and 35.3% blue (100, 141, 90).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#648D5A color codes

HEX	`#648D5A`
RGB	`rgb(100, 141, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 55.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 36%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 36%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.55, -24.47, 22.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.55, 33.45, 137.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.625, 22.497, 13.137)`
Decimal	`6589786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648D5A, 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 #648D5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648D5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #648D5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648d5a; }
.text { color: #648d5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648d5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 141 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648d5a, #5a8d6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #648D5A?: #648D5A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #648D5A?: The RGB value is 100, 141, 90: 100 red, 141 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648D5A?: The complementary color is #835A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648D5A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.