What color is #648E6C?

#648E6C 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 #648E6C?

The RGB value is 100, 142, 108: 100 red, 142 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648E6C?

The complementary color is #8E6486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648E6C?

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.

#648E6C color

#648E6C rgb(100, 142, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #648E6C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 55.7% green and 42.4% blue (100, 142, 108).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#648E6C color codes

HEX	`#648E6C`
RGB	`rgb(100, 142, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 55.7%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 24%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.21, -21.78, 13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.21, 25.67, 148.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.634, 23.137, 17.721)`
Decimal	`6590060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648E6C, 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 #648E6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648E6C 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 #648E6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648e6c; }
.text { color: #648e6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648e6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 142 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648e6c, #648e81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #648E6C?: #648E6C 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 #648E6C?: The RGB value is 100, 142, 108: 100 red, 142 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648E6C?: The complementary color is #8E6486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648E6C?: 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.