What color is #645250?

#645250 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645250?

The RGB value is 100, 82, 80: 100 red, 82 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645250?

The complementary color is #506264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645250?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645250 color

#645250 rgb(100, 82, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #645250 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 32.2% green and 31.4% blue (100, 82, 80).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 20% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#645250 color codes

HEX	`#645250`
RGB	`rgb(100, 82, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 32.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 20%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 20%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.6, 7.1, 3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.6, 8.14, 29.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.721, 9.323, 8.875)`
Decimal	`6574672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645250, 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 #645250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#645250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #645250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645250; }
.text { color: #645250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 82 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645250, #645c50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #645250?: #645250 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645250?: The RGB value is 100, 82, 80: 100 red, 82 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645250?: The complementary color is #506264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645250?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.