What color is #648E71?

#648E71 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #648E71?

The RGB value is 100, 142, 113: 100 red, 142 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648E71?

The complementary color is #8E6481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648E71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648E71 color

#648E71 rgb(100, 142, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #648E71 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 55.7% green and 44.3% blue (100, 142, 113).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#648E71 color codes

HEX	`#648E71`
RGB	`rgb(100, 142, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 55.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.33, -20.8, 10.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.33, 23.48, 152.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.908, 23.247, 19.163)`
Decimal	`6590065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648E71, 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 #648E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #648E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648e71; }
.text { color: #648e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 142 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648e71, #648e86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #648E71?: #648E71 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #648E71?: The RGB value is 100, 142, 113: 100 red, 142 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648E71?: The complementary color is #8E6481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648E71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.