What color is #64594A?

#64594A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64594A?

The RGB value is 100, 89, 74: 100 red, 89 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64594A?

The complementary color is #4A5564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64594A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64594A color

#64594A rgb(100, 89, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #64594A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 34.9% green and 29% blue (100, 89, 74).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 15% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 26% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#64594A color codes

HEX	`#64594A`
RGB	`rgb(100, 89, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 34.9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 15%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 26%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 26%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.46, 1.8, 10.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.46, 10.48, 80.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.064, 10.349, 7.945)`
Decimal	`6576458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64594A, 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 #64594A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#64594A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #64594A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64594a; }
.text { color: #64594a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64594a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 89 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64594a, #62644a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #64594A?: #64594A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64594A?: The RGB value is 100, 89, 74: 100 red, 89 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64594A?: The complementary color is #4A5564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64594A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.