What color is #645E60?

#645E60 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #645E60?

The RGB value is 100, 94, 96: 100 red, 94 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #645E60?

The complementary color is #5E6462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #645E60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#645E60 color

#645E60 rgb(100, 94, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #645E60 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 36.9% green and 37.6% blue (100, 94, 96).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 3% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#645E60 color codes

HEX	`#645E60`
RGB	`rgb(100, 94, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 36.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 3%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 6%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.51, 2.79, -0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.51, 2.81, 354.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.369, 11.559, 12.696)`
Decimal	`6577760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #645E60, 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 #645E60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#645E60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #645E60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #645e60; }
.text { color: #645e60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #645e60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 94 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #645e60, #645f5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #645E60?: #645E60 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #645E60?: The RGB value is 100, 94, 96: 100 red, 94 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #645E60?: The complementary color is #5E6462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #645E60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.