What color is #645560?

#645560 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 #645560?

The RGB value is 100, 85, 96: 100 red, 85 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645560?

The complementary color is #556459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645560?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645560 color

#645560 rgb(100, 85, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #645560 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 33.3% green and 37.6% blue (100, 85, 96).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#645560 color codes

HEX	`#645560`
RGB	`rgb(100, 85, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 33.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 15%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 4%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.93, 8.31, -4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.93, 9.26, 333.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.615, 10.051, 12.445)`
Decimal	`6575456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645560, 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 #645560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645560 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #645560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645560; }
.text { color: #645560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 85 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645560, #645559); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #645560?: #645560 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 #645560?: The RGB value is 100, 85, 96: 100 red, 85 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645560?: The complementary color is #556459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645560?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.