What color is #646356?

#646356 is a gray, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646356?

The RGB value is 100, 99, 86: 100 red, 99 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646356?

The complementary color is #565764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646356?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646356 color

#646356 rgb(100, 99, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646356 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 38.8% green and 33.7% blue (100, 99, 86).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#646356 color codes

HEX	`#646356`
RGB	`rgb(100, 99, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 38.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 14%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.7, -2.13, 7.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.7, 7.84, 105.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.397, 12.305, 10.577)`
Decimal	`6579030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646356, 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 #646356	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646356 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #646356 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646356; }
.text { color: #646356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646356; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 99 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646356, #5e6456); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #646356?: #646356 is a gray, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646356?: The RGB value is 100, 99, 86: 100 red, 99 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646356?: The complementary color is #565764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646356?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.