What color is #645E48?

#645E48 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645E48?

The RGB value is 100, 94, 72: 100 red, 94 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645E48?

The complementary color is #484E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645E48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645E48 color

#645E48 rgb(100, 94, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #645E48 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 36.9% green and 28.2% blue (100, 94, 72).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 16% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#645E48 color codes

HEX	`#645E48`
RGB	`rgb(100, 94, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 36.9%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 16%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 28%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.89, -1.53, 13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.89, 13.6, 96.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.428, 11.183, 7.739)`
Decimal	`6577736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645E48, 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 #645E48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645E48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #645E48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645e48; }
.text { color: #645e48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645e48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 94 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645e48, #5c6448); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #645E48?: #645E48 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645E48?: The RGB value is 100, 94, 72: 100 red, 94 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645E48?: The complementary color is #484E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645E48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.