What color is #64985D?

#64985D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64985D?

The RGB value is 100, 152, 93: 100 red, 152 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64985D?

The complementary color is #915D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64985D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64985D color

#64985D rgb(100, 152, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #64985D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 59.6% green and 36.5% blue (100, 152, 93).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#64985D color codes

HEX	`#64985D`
RGB	`rgb(100, 152, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 59.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 39%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.99, -29.39, 25.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.99, 39.04, 138.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.459, 25.955, 14.391)`
Decimal	`6592605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64985D, 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 #64985D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#64985D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #64985D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64985d; }
.text { color: #64985d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64985d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 152 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64985d, #5d9874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #64985D?: #64985D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64985D?: The RGB value is 100, 152, 93: 100 red, 152 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64985D?: The complementary color is #915D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64985D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.