What color is #646353?

#646353 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 #646353?

The RGB value is 100, 99, 83: 100 red, 99 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646353?

The complementary color is #535464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646353 color

#646353 rgb(100, 99, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646353 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 38.8% green and 32.5% blue (100, 99, 83).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 9% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#646353 color codes

HEX	`#646353`
RGB	`rgb(100, 99, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 38.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 9%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 17%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.62, -2.67, 9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.62, 9.63, 106.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.279, 12.258, 9.954)`
Decimal	`6579027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646353, 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 #646353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #646353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646353; }
.text { color: #646353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 99 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646353, #5d6453); }

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Questions

What color is #646353?: #646353 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 #646353?: The RGB value is 100, 99, 83: 100 red, 99 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646353?: The complementary color is #535464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.