What color is #649586?

#649586 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #649586?

The RGB value is 100, 149, 134: 100 red, 149 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #649586?

The complementary color is #956473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #649586?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#649586 color

#649586 rgb(100, 149, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #649586 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 58.4% green and 52.5% blue (100, 149, 134).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#649586 color codes

HEX	`#649586`
RGB	`rgb(100, 149, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 58.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 33%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 10%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.97, -19.92, 2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.97, 20.1, 172.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.305, 25.924, 26.484)`
Decimal	`6591878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #649586, 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 #649586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#649586 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #649586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #649586; }
.text { color: #649586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #649586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 149 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #649586, #648c95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #649586?: #649586 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #649586?: The RGB value is 100, 149, 134: 100 red, 149 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #649586?: The complementary color is #956473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #649586?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.