What color is #649D9A?

#649D9A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #649D9A?

The RGB value is 100, 157, 154: 100 red, 157 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #649D9A?

The complementary color is #9D6467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #649D9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#649D9A color

#649D9A rgb(100, 157, 154)

Shades of teal

The hex color #649D9A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 61.6% green and 60.4% blue (100, 157, 154).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 23% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#649D9A color codes

HEX	`#649D9A`
RGB	`rgb(100, 157, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 61.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 23%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 36%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 2%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.92, -19.32, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.92, 19.8, 192.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.143, 29.155, 34.974)`
Decimal	`6593946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #649D9A, 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 #649D9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#649D9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #649D9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #649d9a; }
.text { color: #649d9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #649d9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 157 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #649d9a, #64849d); }

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Questions

What color is #649D9A?: #649D9A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #649D9A?: The RGB value is 100, 157, 154: 100 red, 157 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #649D9A?: The complementary color is #9D6467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #649D9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.