What color is #645860?

#645860 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645860?

The RGB value is 100, 88, 96: 100 red, 88 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645860?

The complementary color is #58645C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645860?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645860 color

#645860 rgb(100, 88, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #645860 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 34.5% green and 37.6% blue (100, 88, 96).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#645860 color codes

HEX	`#645860`
RGB	`rgb(100, 88, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 34.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 12%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.78, 6.46, -2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.78, 7.05, 336.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.856, 10.533, 12.525)`
Decimal	`6576224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645860, 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 #645860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #645860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645860; }
.text { color: #645860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 88 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645860, #64585a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #645860?: #645860 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645860?: The RGB value is 100, 88, 96: 100 red, 88 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645860?: The complementary color is #58645C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645860?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.