What color is #64615A?

#64615A 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 #64615A?

The RGB value is 100, 97, 90: 100 red, 97 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64615A?

The complementary color is #5A5D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64615A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64615A color

#64615A rgb(100, 97, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #64615A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 38% green and 35.3% blue (100, 97, 90).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 5% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#64615A color codes

HEX	`#64615A`
RGB	`rgb(100, 97, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 38%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 5%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 10%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.21, -0.2, 4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.21, 4.42, 92.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.375, 11.997, 11.387)`
Decimal	`6578522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64615A, 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 #64615A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#64615A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #64615A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64615a; }
.text { color: #64615a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64615a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 97 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64615a, #62645a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #64615A?: #64615A 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 #64615A?: The RGB value is 100, 97, 90: 100 red, 97 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64615A?: The complementary color is #5A5D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64615A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.