What color is #645E35?

#645E35 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645E35?

The RGB value is 100, 94, 53: 100 red, 94 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645E35?

The complementary color is #353B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645E35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645E35 color

#645E35 rgb(100, 94, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #645E35 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 36.9% green and 20.8% blue (100, 94, 53).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 31% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 47% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#645E35 color codes

HEX	`#645E35`
RGB	`rgb(100, 94, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 36.9%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 31%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 47%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 47%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.53, -4.11, 24.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.53, 24.65, 99.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.901, 10.972, 4.964)`
Decimal	`6577717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645E35, 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 #645E35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645E35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #645E35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645e35; }
.text { color: #645e35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645e35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 94 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645e35, #536435); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #645E35?: #645E35 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645E35?: The RGB value is 100, 94, 53: 100 red, 94 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645E35?: The complementary color is #353B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645E35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.