What color is #649F6B?

#649F6B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #649F6B?

The RGB value is 100, 159, 107: 100 red, 159 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #649F6B?

The complementary color is #9F6498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #649F6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#649F6B color

#649F6B rgb(100, 159, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #649F6B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 62.4% green and 42% blue (100, 159, 107).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#649F6B color codes

HEX	`#649F6B`
RGB	`rgb(100, 159, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 62.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 37%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 33%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.4, -30.39, 21.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.4, 37.08, 145.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.306, 28.566, 18.351)`
Decimal	`6594411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #649F6B, 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 #649F6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#649F6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #649F6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #649f6b; }
.text { color: #649f6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #649f6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 159 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #649f6b, #649f88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #649F6B?: #649F6B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #649F6B?: The RGB value is 100, 159, 107: 100 red, 159 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #649F6B?: The complementary color is #9F6498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #649F6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.