What color is #649E8F?

#649E8F 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 #649E8F?

The RGB value is 100, 158, 143: 100 red, 158 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #649E8F?

The complementary color is #9E6473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #649E8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#649E8F color

#649E8F rgb(100, 158, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #649E8F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 62% green and 56.1% blue (100, 158, 143).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#649E8F color codes

HEX	`#649E8F`
RGB	`rgb(100, 158, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 62%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 37%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 9%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.91, -22.48, 1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.91, 22.56, 175.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.439, 29.145, 30.424)`
Decimal	`6594191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #649E8F, 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 #649E8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#649E8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #649E8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #649e8f; }
.text { color: #649e8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #649e8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 158 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #649e8f, #64909e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #649E8F?: #649E8F 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 #649E8F?: The RGB value is 100, 158, 143: 100 red, 158 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #649E8F?: The complementary color is #9E6473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #649E8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.