What color is #645959?

#645959 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645959?

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

What is the complementary color of #645959?

The complementary color is #596464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645959?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645959 color

#645959 rgb(100, 89, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #645959 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#645959 color codes

HEX	`#645959`
RGB	`rgb(100, 89, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 34.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 11%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.86, 4.46, 1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.86, 4.74, 20.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.631, 10.576, 10.931)`
Decimal	`6576473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645959, 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 #645959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645959 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #645959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645959; }
.text { color: #645959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 89 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645959, #645f59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #645959?: #645959 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645959?: The RGB value is 100, 89, 89: 100 red, 89 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645959?: The complementary color is #596464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645959?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.