What color is #645566?

#645566 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 #645566?

The RGB value is 100, 85, 102: 100 red, 85 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645566?

The complementary color is #576655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645566?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645566 color

#645566 rgb(100, 85, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #645566 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 33.3% green and 40% blue (100, 85, 102).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#645566 color codes

HEX	`#645566`
RGB	`rgb(100, 85, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 33.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 17%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 17%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.14, 9.58, -7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.14, 12.17, 321.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.902, 10.166, 13.956)`
Decimal	`6575462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645566, 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 #645566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #645566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645566; }
.text { color: #645566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 85 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645566, #665560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #645566?: #645566 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 #645566?: The RGB value is 100, 85, 102: 100 red, 85 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645566?: The complementary color is #576655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645566?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.