What color is #646152?

#646152 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646152?

The RGB value is 100, 97, 82: 100 red, 97 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646152?

The complementary color is #525564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646152?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646152 color

#646152 rgb(100, 97, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646152 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 38% green and 32.2% blue (100, 97, 82).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 10% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#646152 color codes

HEX	`#646152`
RGB	`rgb(100, 97, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 38%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 10%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 18%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.01, -1.66, 8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.01, 9.15, 100.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.053, 11.868, 9.689)`
Decimal	`6578514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646152, 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 #646152	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646152 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #646152 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646152; }
.text { color: #646152; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646152; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 97 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646152, #5e6452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #646152?: #646152 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646152?: The RGB value is 100, 97, 82: 100 red, 97 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646152?: The complementary color is #525564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646152?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.