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#647D68 Color

#647D68 is rgb(100, 125, 104) in RGB, hsl(130, 11%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 17%, 51%) 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 6.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#647D68
HEX#647D68
RGBrgb(100, 125, 104)
HSLhsl(130, 11%, 44%)
HSVhsv(130, 20%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 17%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.043 149.5)
LABlab(49.95% -12.78 8.37)
LCHlch(49.95% 15.28 146.77)

What #647D68 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 #647D68, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Xanadu#738678ΔE 6.27Smoke#738276ΔE 7.08Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 9.66Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 10.96Mummy's Tomb#828E84ΔE 11.33Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 13.43

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#647D68 Channel Values

How #647D68 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 125 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 11% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 20% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.49:1 vs white · 4.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #647D68 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #647D68 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #647D68

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #647D68; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#647D68
Complementary
#7D6478
Analogous
#6C7D64
Analogous
#647D74
Triadic
#68647D
Triadic
#7D6864
Split comp.
#74647D
Split comp.
#7D646C

Tints & Shades of #647D68

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.

Tints

#77927C
#8BA28F
#A2B4A5
#B8C6BB
#CFD8D0
#E3E8E4

Shades

#566C5A
#4B5D4E
#3D4C40
#303B32
#222A23
#171C18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #647D68.

How #647D68 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#647D68
Protanopia#797968
Protanomaly#717B68
Deuteranopia#757569
Deuteranomaly#6F7968
Tritanopia#677B7B
Tritanomaly#667C74
Achromatopsia#777777

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Using #647D68 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-647d68: #647D68;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #647D68;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-647d68': '#647D68' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.392, green: 0.490, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_647d68">#647D68</color>
SVG fillfill="#647D68"

More Green Colors

#647D68 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#647D68 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #647D68?

#647D68 is a mid-tone green — rgb(100, 125, 104) in RGB and hsl(130, 11%, 44%) 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 6.27.

What is the RGB value of #647D68?

#647D68 is rgb(100, 125, 104) — red 100, green 125, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #647D68?

#647D68 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 17%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #647D68 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #647D68 scores 4.49:1 against white and 4.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #647D68 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #647D68 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 gray (#808080) at a CIE76 distance of 15.7, which is visibly different.

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