What color is #645353?

#645353 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 #645353?

The RGB value is 100, 83, 83: 100 red, 83 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645353?

The complementary color is #536464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645353 color

#645353 rgb(100, 83, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #645353 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 32.5% green and 32.5% blue (100, 83, 83).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 9% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 17% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#645353 color codes

HEX	`#645353`
RGB	`rgb(100, 83, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 32.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 9%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 17%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 17%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.97, 7.02, 2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.97, 7.5, 20.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.91, 9.521, 9.498)`
Decimal	`6574931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645353, 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 #645353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#645353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #645353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645353; }
.text { color: #645353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 83 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645353, #645c53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #645353?: #645353 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 #645353?: The RGB value is 100, 83, 83: 100 red, 83 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645353?: The complementary color is #536464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.