What color is #649969?

#649969 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #649969?

The RGB value is 100, 153, 105: 100 red, 153 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #649969?

The complementary color is #996494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #649969?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#649969 color

#649969 rgb(100, 153, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #649969 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 60% green and 41.2% blue (100, 153, 105).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#649969 color codes

HEX	`#649969`
RGB	`rgb(100, 153, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 60%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 35%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 31%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.52, -27.85, 19.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.52, 34.17, 144.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.196, 26.511, 17.468)`
Decimal	`6592873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #649969, 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 #649969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#649969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #649969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #649969; }
.text { color: #649969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #649969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 153 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #649969, #649984); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #649969?: #649969 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #649969?: The RGB value is 100, 153, 105: 100 red, 153 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #649969?: The complementary color is #996494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #649969?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.