What color is #64525F?

#64525F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64525F?

The RGB value is 100, 82, 95: 100 red, 82 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64525F?

The complementary color is #526457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64525F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64525F color

#64525F rgb(100, 82, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #64525F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 32.2% green and 37.3% blue (100, 82, 95).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 10% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 5% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#64525F color codes

HEX	`#64525F`
RGB	`rgb(100, 82, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 32.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 10%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 18%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 5%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.06, 9.97, -4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.06, 11.04, 334.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.338, 9.57, 12.127)`
Decimal	`6574687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64525F, 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 #64525F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#64525F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #64525F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64525f; }
.text { color: #64525f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64525f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 82 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64525f, #645256); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #64525F?: #64525F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64525F?: The RGB value is 100, 82, 95: 100 red, 82 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64525F?: The complementary color is #526457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64525F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.