What color is #645247?

#645247 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645247?

The RGB value is 100, 82, 71: 100 red, 82 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645247?

The complementary color is #475964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645247?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645247 color

#645247 rgb(100, 82, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #645247 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 32.2% green and 27.8% blue (100, 82, 71).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 17% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 29% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Umber (#635147), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#645247 color codes

HEX	`#645247`
RGB	`rgb(100, 82, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 32.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 17%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 29%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 29%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.37, 5.6, 9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.37, 10.82, 58.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.41, 9.199, 7.24)`
Decimal	`6574663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645247, 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 #645247	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#645247 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #645247 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645247; }
.text { color: #645247; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645247; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 82 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645247, #646147); }

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Questions

What color is #645247?: #645247 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645247?: The RGB value is 100, 82, 71: 100 red, 82 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645247?: The complementary color is #475964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645247?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.