What color is #649273?

#649273 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 #649273?

The RGB value is 100, 146, 115: 100 red, 146 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #649273?

The complementary color is #926483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #649273?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#649273 color

#649273 rgb(100, 146, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #649273 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 57.3% green and 45.1% blue (100, 146, 115).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 19% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#649273 color codes

HEX	`#649273`
RGB	`rgb(100, 146, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 57.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 19%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 32%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 21%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.59, -22.45, 11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.59, 25.24, 152.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.628, 24.504, 19.965)`
Decimal	`6591091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #649273, 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 #649273	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#649273 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #649273 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #649273; }
.text { color: #649273; }
.border { border: 2px solid #649273; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 146 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #649273, #64928a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #649273?: #649273 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 #649273?: The RGB value is 100, 146, 115: 100 red, 146 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #649273?: The complementary color is #926483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #649273?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.