What color is #649985?

#649985 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #649985?

The RGB value is 100, 153, 133: 100 red, 153 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #649985?

The complementary color is #996478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #649985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#649985 color

#649985 rgb(100, 153, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #649985 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 60% green and 52.2% blue (100, 153, 133).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#649985 color codes

HEX	`#649985`
RGB	`rgb(100, 153, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 60%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 35%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 13%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.14, -22.21, 4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.14, 22.75, 167.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.879, 27.184, 26.333)`
Decimal	`6592901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #649985, 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 #649985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#649985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #649985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #649985; }
.text { color: #649985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #649985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 153 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #649985, #649399); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #649985?: #649985 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #649985?: The RGB value is 100, 153, 133: 100 red, 153 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #649985?: The complementary color is #996478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #649985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.