What color is #645153?

#645153 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645153?

The RGB value is 100, 81, 83: 100 red, 81 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645153?

The complementary color is #516462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645153?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645153 color

#645153 rgb(100, 81, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #645153 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 31.8% green and 32.5% blue (100, 81, 83).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#645153 color codes

HEX	`#645153`
RGB	`rgb(100, 81, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 31.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 19%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 17%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.4, 8.26, 1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.4, 8.46, 12.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.759, 9.219, 9.447)`
Decimal	`6574419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645153, 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 #645153	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#645153 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #645153 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645153; }
.text { color: #645153; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645153; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 81 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645153, #645951); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #645153?: #645153 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645153?: The RGB value is 100, 81, 83: 100 red, 81 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645153?: The complementary color is #516462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645153?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.