Close to Slate Gray

#648596

#648596 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Slate Gray. In RGB it’s made of 39.2% red, 52.2% green, and 58.8% blue. Its hue is 200°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #648596 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#648596
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #648596?

#648596 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Slate Gray. In RGB it’s made of 39.2% red, 52.2% green, and 58.8% blue. Its hue is 200°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #648596 in RGB?

#648596 is rgb(100, 133, 150): 100 red, 133 green, and 150 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #648596 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(33, 11, 0, 41). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #648596?

PANTONE 7544 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #648596?

Its complement #977B6C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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