What color is #646276?

#646276 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646276?

The RGB value is 100, 98, 118: 100 red, 98 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646276?

The complementary color is #747662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646276?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646276 color

#646276 rgb(100, 98, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646276 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 38.4% green and 46.3% blue (100, 98, 118).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#646276 color codes

HEX	`#646276`
RGB	`rgb(100, 98, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 38.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 17%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 17%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.39, 5.23, -10.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.39, 12.12, 295.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.893, 12.753, 18.918)`
Decimal	`6578806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646276, 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 #646276	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646276 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #646276 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646276; }
.text { color: #646276; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646276; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 98 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646276, #6e6276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #646276?: #646276 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646276?: The RGB value is 100, 98, 118: 100 red, 98 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646276?: The complementary color is #747662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646276?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.