What color is #645508?

#645508 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645508?

The RGB value is 100, 85, 8: 100 red, 85 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645508?

The complementary color is #081764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645508?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645508 color

#645508 rgb(100, 85, 8)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #645508 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 33.3% green and 3.1% blue (100, 85, 8).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 85% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 92% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#645508 color codes

HEX	`#645508`
RGB	`rgb(100, 85, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 33.3%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 85%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 92%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 92%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.41, -1.9, 41.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.41, 41.84, 92.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.548, 9.224, 1.56)`
Decimal	`6575368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645508, 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 #645508	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#645508 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #645508 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645508; }
.text { color: #645508; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645508; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 85 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645508, #456408); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #645508?: #645508 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645508?: The RGB value is 100, 85, 8: 100 red, 85 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645508?: The complementary color is #081764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645508?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.