What color is #645559?

#645559 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 #645559?

The RGB value is 100, 85, 89: 100 red, 85 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645559?

The complementary color is #556460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645559 color

#645559 rgb(100, 85, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #645559 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 33.3% green and 34.9% blue (100, 85, 89).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#645559 color codes

HEX	`#645559`
RGB	`rgb(100, 85, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 33.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 15%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 11%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.71, 6.91, -0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.71, 6.91, 359.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.307, 9.928, 10.823)`
Decimal	`6575449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645559, 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 #645559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#645559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #645559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645559; }
.text { color: #645559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 85 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645559, #645955); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #645559?: #645559 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 #645559?: The RGB value is 100, 85, 89: 100 red, 85 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645559?: The complementary color is #556460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.