What color is #646058?

#646058 is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646058?

The RGB value is 100, 96, 88: 100 red, 96 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646058?

The complementary color is #585C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646058?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646058 color

#646058 rgb(100, 96, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646058 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 37.6% green and 34.5% blue (100, 96, 88).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#646058 color codes

HEX	`#646058`
RGB	`rgb(100, 96, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 37.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 12%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 12%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.86, 0.02, 5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.86, 5.14, 89.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.2, 11.78, 10.914)`
Decimal	`6578264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646058, 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 #646058	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646058 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #646058 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646058; }
.text { color: #646058; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646058; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 96 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646058, #626458); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #646058?: #646058 is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646058?: The RGB value is 100, 96, 88: 100 red, 96 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646058?: The complementary color is #585C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646058?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.