What color is #646250?

#646250 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 #646250?

The RGB value is 100, 98, 80: 100 red, 98 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646250?

The complementary color is #505264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646250?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646250 color

#646250 rgb(100, 98, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646250 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 38.4% green and 31.4% blue (100, 98, 80).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 20% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#646250 color codes

HEX	`#646250`
RGB	`rgb(100, 98, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 38.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 20%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.25, -2.6, 10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.25, 10.87, 103.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.071, 12.024, 9.326)`
Decimal	`6578768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646250, 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 #646250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #646250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646250; }
.text { color: #646250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 98 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646250, #5c6450); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #646250?: #646250 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 #646250?: The RGB value is 100, 98, 80: 100 red, 98 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646250?: The complementary color is #505264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646250?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.