What color is #649946?

#649946 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bitter Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #649946?

The RGB value is 100, 153, 70: 100 red, 153 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #649946?

The complementary color is #7B4699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #649946?

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.

#649946 color

#649946 rgb(100, 153, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #649946 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 60% green and 27.5% blue (100, 153, 70).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 37% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Leaf (#669841), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#649946 color codes

HEX	`#649946`
RGB	`rgb(100, 153, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 60%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 37%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 54%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 54%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.97, -33.05, 37.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.97, 50.15, 131.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.752, 25.933, 9.863)`
Decimal	`6592838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #649946, 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 #649946	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#649946 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 #649946 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #649946; }
.text { color: #649946; }
.border { border: 2px solid #649946; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 153 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #649946, #469952); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #649946?: #649946 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bitter Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #649946?: The RGB value is 100, 153, 70: 100 red, 153 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #649946?: The complementary color is #7B4699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #649946?: 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.