What color is #645D53?

#645D53 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Metropolis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645D53?

The RGB value is 100, 93, 83: 100 red, 93 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645D53?

The complementary color is #535A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645D53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645D53 color

#645D53 rgb(100, 93, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #645D53 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 36.5% green and 32.5% blue (100, 93, 83).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 9% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Metropolis (#61584F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#645D53 color codes

HEX	`#645D53`
RGB	`rgb(100, 93, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 36.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 9%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 17%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 17%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.85, 0.91, 6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.85, 6.82, 82.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.731, 11.163, 9.771)`
Decimal	`6577491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645D53, 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 #645D53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645D53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #645D53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645d53; }
.text { color: #645d53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645d53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 93 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645d53, #636453); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #645D53?: #645D53 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Metropolis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645D53?: The RGB value is 100, 93, 83: 100 red, 93 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645D53?: The complementary color is #535A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645D53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.