What color is #645C72?

#645C72 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645C72?

The RGB value is 100, 92, 114: 100 red, 92 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645C72?

The complementary color is #6A725C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645C72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645C72 color

#645C72 rgb(100, 92, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #645C72 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 36.1% green and 44.7% blue (100, 92, 114).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#645C72 color codes

HEX	`#645C72`
RGB	`rgb(100, 92, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 36.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 19%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.54, 7.96, -11.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.54, 13.81, 305.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.119, 11.579, 17.513)`
Decimal	`6577266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645C72, 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 #645C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #645C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645c72; }
.text { color: #645c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 92 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645c72, #6f5c72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #645C72?: #645C72 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645C72?: The RGB value is 100, 92, 114: 100 red, 92 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645C72?: The complementary color is #6A725C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645C72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.