What color is #645E43?

#645E43 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 #645E43?

The RGB value is 100, 94, 67: 100 red, 94 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645E43?

The complementary color is #434964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645E43 color

#645E43 rgb(100, 94, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #645E43 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 36.9% green and 26.3% blue (100, 94, 67).

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

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#645E43 color codes

HEX	`#645E43`
RGB	`rgb(100, 94, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 36.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 20%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 33%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.78, -2.28, 16.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.78, 16.54, 97.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.271, 11.12, 6.914)`
Decimal	`6577731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645E43, 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 #645E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #645E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645e43; }
.text { color: #645e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 94 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645e43, #596443); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #645E43?: #645E43 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 #645E43?: The RGB value is 100, 94, 67: 100 red, 94 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645E43?: The complementary color is #434964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.