What color is #646042?

#646042 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646042?

The RGB value is 100, 96, 66: 100 red, 96 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646042?

The complementary color is #424664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646042?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646042 color

#646042 rgb(100, 96, 66)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #646042 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 37.6% green and 25.9% blue (100, 96, 66).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 20% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 34% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#646042 color codes

HEX	`#646042`
RGB	`rgb(100, 96, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 37.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 20%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 34%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 34%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.36, -3.61, 17.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.36, 18.11, 101.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.422, 11.469, 6.818)`
Decimal	`6578242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646042, 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 #646042	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646042 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #646042 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646042; }
.text { color: #646042; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646042; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 96 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646042, #576442); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #646042?: #646042 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646042?: The RGB value is 100, 96, 66: 100 red, 96 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646042?: The complementary color is #424664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646042?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.