What color is #645653?

#645653 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 #645653?

The RGB value is 100, 86, 83: 100 red, 86 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645653?

The complementary color is #536164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645653?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645653 color

#645653 rgb(100, 86, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #645653 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 33.7% green and 32.5% blue (100, 86, 83).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 9% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 17% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#645653 color codes

HEX	`#645653`
RGB	`rgb(100, 86, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 33.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 9%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 17%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 17%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.82, 5.18, 3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.82, 6.46, 36.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.145, 9.99, 9.576)`
Decimal	`6575699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645653, 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 #645653	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#645653 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #645653 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645653; }
.text { color: #645653; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645653; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 86 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645653, #645f53); }

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Questions

What color is #645653?: #645653 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 #645653?: The RGB value is 100, 86, 83: 100 red, 86 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645653?: The complementary color is #536164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645653?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.