What color is #645C49?

#645C49 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645C49?

The RGB value is 100, 92, 73: 100 red, 92 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645C49?

The complementary color is #495164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645C49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645C49 color

#645C49 rgb(100, 92, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #645C49 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 36.1% green and 28.6% blue (100, 92, 73).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 16% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 27% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#645C49 color codes

HEX	`#645C49`
RGB	`rgb(100, 92, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 36.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 16%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 27%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 27%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.32, -0.17, 12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.32, 12.12, 90.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.285, 10.845, 7.854)`
Decimal	`6577225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645C49, 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 #645C49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645C49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #645C49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645c49; }
.text { color: #645c49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645c49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 92 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645c49, #5f6449); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #645C49?: #645C49 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645C49?: The RGB value is 100, 92, 73: 100 red, 92 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645C49?: The complementary color is #495164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645C49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.