What color is #649D6A?

#649D6A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #649D6A?

The RGB value is 100, 157, 106: 100 red, 157 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #649D6A?

The complementary color is #9D6497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #649D6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#649D6A color

#649D6A rgb(100, 157, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #649D6A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 61.6% green and 41.6% blue (100, 157, 106).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 23% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#649D6A color codes

HEX	`#649D6A`
RGB	`rgb(100, 157, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 61.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 23%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 36%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 32%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.76, -29.61, 20.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.76, 36.27, 144.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.913, 27.863, 17.962)`
Decimal	`6593898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #649D6A, 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 #649D6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#649D6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #649D6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #649d6a; }
.text { color: #649d6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #649d6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 157 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #649d6a, #649d86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #649D6A?: #649D6A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #649D6A?: The RGB value is 100, 157, 106: 100 red, 157 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #649D6A?: The complementary color is #9D6497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #649D6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.