Recognised as Colour
#649C8A
- #649C8A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#649C8A is a cyan with RGB values 100, 156, 138 and HSL 161°, 22%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#649C8A#649C8A
HEX#649C8A
RGBrgb(100, 156, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.6118, 0.5412
RGB percentages39.2%, 61.2%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(160.7, 22%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.7, 35.9%, 61.2%)
CMYK35.9%, 0%, 11.5%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,593,674
CSS custom property--colour: #649C8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#9B6375
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C6476
Analogous#649C6E, #64929C
Triadic#8A649C, #9C8A64
Split complementary#9C6492, #9C6E64
Tetradic#6E649C, #9C6476, #929C64
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R100
G156
B138
Red100 (39.2%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue160.71°
Saturation (HSL)22.05%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 64 · G 9C · B 8A
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