What color is #646259?

#646259 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 #646259?

The RGB value is 100, 98, 89: 100 red, 98 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646259?

The complementary color is #595B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646259?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646259 color

#646259 rgb(100, 98, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646259 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 38.4% green and 34.9% blue (100, 98, 89).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#646259 color codes

HEX	`#646259`
RGB	`rgb(100, 98, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 38.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 11%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.48, -0.98, 5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.48, 5.49, 100.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.426, 12.166, 11.196)`
Decimal	`6578777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646259, 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 #646259	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646259 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #646259 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646259; }
.text { color: #646259; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646259; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 98 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646259, #616459); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #646259?: #646259 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 #646259?: The RGB value is 100, 98, 89: 100 red, 98 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646259?: The complementary color is #595B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646259?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.