What color is #645965?

#645965 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645965?

The RGB value is 100, 89, 101: 100 red, 89 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645965?

The complementary color is #5A6559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645965?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645965 color

#645965 rgb(100, 89, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #645965 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 34.9% green and 39.6% blue (100, 89, 101).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#645965 color codes

HEX	`#645965`
RGB	`rgb(100, 89, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 34.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 12%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 12%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.23, 6.89, -5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.23, 8.66, 322.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.177, 10.794, 13.804)`
Decimal	`6576485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645965, 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 #645965	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645965 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #645965 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645965; }
.text { color: #645965; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645965; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 89 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645965, #655960); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #645965?: #645965 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645965?: The RGB value is 100, 89, 101: 100 red, 89 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645965?: The complementary color is #5A6559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645965?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.