What color is #645D45?

#645D45 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645D45?

The RGB value is 100, 93, 69: 100 red, 93 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645D45?

The complementary color is #454C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645D45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645D45 color

#645D45 rgb(100, 93, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #645D45 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 36.5% green and 27.1% blue (100, 93, 69).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 18% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 31% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#645D45 color codes

HEX	`#645D45`
RGB	`rgb(100, 93, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 36.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 18%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 31%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 31%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.53, -1.39, 14.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.53, 14.9, 95.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.244, 10.968, 7.206)`
Decimal	`6577477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645D45, 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 #645D45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645D45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #645D45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645d45; }
.text { color: #645d45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645d45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 93 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645d45, #5b6445); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #645D45?: #645D45 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645D45?: The RGB value is 100, 93, 69: 100 red, 93 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645D45?: The complementary color is #454C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645D45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.