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#647864 Color

#647864 is rgb(100, 120, 100) in RGB, hsl(120, 9%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 17%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xanadu (#738678), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#647864
HEX#647864
RGBrgb(100, 120, 100)
HSLhsl(120, 9%, 43%)
HSVhsv(120, 17%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 17%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.039 145)
LABlab(48.35% -10.80 8.47)
LCHlch(48.35% 13.72 141.89)

What #647864 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #647864, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#647864 Channel Values

How #647864 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 100 · G 120 · B 1008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 9% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 17% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.76:1 vs white · 4.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #647864 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #647864

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #647864; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #647864

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #647864 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#647864
Protanopia#757564
Protanomaly#6F7664
Deuteranopia#727265
Deuteranomaly#6D7464
Tritanopia#677676
Tritanomaly#66776F
Achromatopsia#737373

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Using #647864 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-647864: #647864;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #647864;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-647864': '#647864' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.392, green: 0.471, blue: 0.392)
Android XML<color name="color_647864">#647864</color>
SVG fillfill="#647864"

More Gray Colors

#647864 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#647864 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #647864?

#647864 is a mid-tone gray — rgb(100, 120, 100) in RGB and hsl(120, 9%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.78.

What is the RGB value of #647864?

#647864 is rgb(100, 120, 100) — red 100, green 120, and blue 100 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #647864?

#647864 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 17%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #647864 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #647864 scores 4.76:1 against white and 4.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #647864 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #647864 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 14.28, which is visibly different.

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