What color is #648D61?

#648D61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #648D61?

The RGB value is 100, 141, 97: 100 red, 141 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648D61?

The complementary color is #8A618D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648D61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648D61 color

#648D61 rgb(100, 141, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #648D61 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 55.3% green and 38% blue (100, 141, 97).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#648D61 color codes

HEX	`#648D61`
RGB	`rgb(100, 141, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 55.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 31%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 31%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.68, -23.29, 19.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.68, 30.1, 140.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.937, 22.622, 14.781)`
Decimal	`6589793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648D61, 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 #648D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #648D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648d61; }
.text { color: #648d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 141 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648d61, #618d74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #648D61?: #648D61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #648D61?: The RGB value is 100, 141, 97: 100 red, 141 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648D61?: The complementary color is #8A618D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648D61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.