What color is #645C47?

#645C47 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645C47?

The RGB value is 100, 92, 71: 100 red, 92 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645C47?

The complementary color is #474F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645C47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645C47 color

#645C47 rgb(100, 92, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #645C47 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 36.1% green and 27.8% blue (100, 92, 71).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 17% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 29% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#645C47 color codes

HEX	`#645C47`
RGB	`rgb(100, 92, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 36.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 17%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 29%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 29%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.27, -0.49, 13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.27, 13.29, 92.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.22, 10.819, 7.51)`
Decimal	`6577223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645C47, 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 #645C47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645C47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #645C47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645c47; }
.text { color: #645c47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645c47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 92 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645c47, #5e6447); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #645C47?: #645C47 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645C47?: The RGB value is 100, 92, 71: 100 red, 92 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645C47?: The complementary color is #474F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645C47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.