What color is #645259?

#645259 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645259?

The RGB value is 100, 82, 89: 100 red, 82 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645259?

The complementary color is #52645D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645259?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645259 color

#645259 rgb(100, 82, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #645259 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 32.2% green and 34.9% blue (100, 82, 89).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 10% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 11% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#645259 color codes

HEX	`#645259`
RGB	`rgb(100, 82, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 32.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 10%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 18%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 11%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.87, 8.77, -1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.87, 8.86, 351.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.076, 9.465, 10.746)`
Decimal	`6574681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645259, 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 #645259	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#645259 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #645259 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645259; }
.text { color: #645259; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645259; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 82 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645259, #645452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #645259?: #645259 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645259?: The RGB value is 100, 82, 89: 100 red, 82 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645259?: The complementary color is #52645D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645259?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.