What color is #649162?

#649162 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #649162?

The RGB value is 100, 145, 98: 100 red, 145 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #649162?

The complementary color is #8F6291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #649162?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#649162 color

#649162 rgb(100, 145, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #649162 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 56.9% green and 38.4% blue (100, 145, 98).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 19% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#649162 color codes

HEX	`#649162`
RGB	`rgb(100, 145, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 56.9%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 19%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 32%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 32%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.93, -25.13, 20.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.93, 32.24, 141.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.585, 23.841, 15.228)`
Decimal	`6590818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #649162, 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 #649162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#649162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #649162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #649162; }
.text { color: #649162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #649162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 145 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #649162, #629178); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #649162?: #649162 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #649162?: The RGB value is 100, 145, 98: 100 red, 145 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #649162?: The complementary color is #8F6291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #649162?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.