What color is #648F70?

#648F70 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 #648F70?

The RGB value is 100, 143, 112: 100 red, 143 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648F70?

The complementary color is #8F6483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648F70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648F70 color

#648F70 rgb(100, 143, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #648F70 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 56.1% green and 43.9% blue (100, 143, 112).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#648F70 color codes

HEX	`#648F70`
RGB	`rgb(100, 143, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 56.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 22%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.61, -21.51, 11.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.61, 24.56, 151.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.002, 23.523, 18.918)`
Decimal	`6590320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648F70, 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 #648F70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648F70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #648F70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648f70; }
.text { color: #648f70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648f70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 143 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648f70, #648f86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #648F70?: #648F70 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 #648F70?: The RGB value is 100, 143, 112: 100 red, 143 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648F70?: The complementary color is #8F6483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648F70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.