What color is #645E42?

#645E42 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 #645E42?

The RGB value is 100, 94, 66: 100 red, 94 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645E42?

The complementary color is #424864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645E42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645E42 color

#645E42 rgb(100, 94, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #645E42 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 36.9% green and 25.9% blue (100, 94, 66).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 20% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 34% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#645E42 color codes

HEX	`#645E42`
RGB	`rgb(100, 94, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 36.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 20%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 34%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 34%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.76, -2.43, 16.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.76, 17.13, 98.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.242, 11.108, 6.758)`
Decimal	`6577730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645E42, 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 #645E42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645E42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #645E42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645e42; }
.text { color: #645e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645e42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 94 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645e42, #596442); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #645E42?: #645E42 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 #645E42?: The RGB value is 100, 94, 66: 100 red, 94 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645E42?: The complementary color is #424864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645E42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.