What color is #645155?

#645155 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 #645155?

The RGB value is 100, 81, 85: 100 red, 81 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645155?

The complementary color is #516460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645155?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645155 color

#645155 rgb(100, 81, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #645155 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 31.8% green and 33.3% blue (100, 81, 85).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#645155 color codes

HEX	`#645155`
RGB	`rgb(100, 81, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 31.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 19%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 15%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.46, 8.63, 0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.46, 8.65, 4.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.838, 9.25, 9.86)`
Decimal	`6574421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645155, 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 #645155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#645155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #645155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645155; }
.text { color: #645155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 81 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645155, #645651); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #645155?: #645155 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 #645155?: The RGB value is 100, 81, 85: 100 red, 81 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645155?: The complementary color is #516460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645155?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.