What color is #645B60?

#645B60 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645B60?

The RGB value is 100, 91, 96: 100 red, 91 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645B60?

The complementary color is #5B645F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645B60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645B60 color

#645B60 rgb(100, 91, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #645B60 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 35.7% green and 37.6% blue (100, 91, 96).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 5% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#645B60 color codes

HEX	`#645B60`
RGB	`rgb(100, 91, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 35.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 5%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 9%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 4%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.64, 4.62, -1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.64, 4.87, 341.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.108, 11.036, 12.609)`
Decimal	`6576992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645B60, 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 #645B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #645B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645b60; }
.text { color: #645b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 91 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645b60, #645b5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #645B60?: #645B60 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645B60?: The RGB value is 100, 91, 96: 100 red, 91 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645B60?: The complementary color is #5B645F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645B60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.