What color is #649590?

#649590 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #649590?

The RGB value is 100, 149, 144: 100 red, 149 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #649590?

The complementary color is #956469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #649590?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#649590 color

#649590 rgb(100, 149, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #649590 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 58.4% green and 56.5% blue (100, 149, 144).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#649590 color codes

HEX	`#649590`
RGB	`rgb(100, 149, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 58.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 33%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.24, -17.57, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.24, 17.76, 188.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.035, 26.217, 30.332)`
Decimal	`6591888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #649590, 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 #649590	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#649590 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #649590 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #649590; }
.text { color: #649590; }
.border { border: 2px solid #649590; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 149 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #649590, #648295); }

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Questions

What color is #649590?: #649590 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #649590?: The RGB value is 100, 149, 144: 100 red, 149 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #649590?: The complementary color is #956469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #649590?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.