What color is #646365?

#646365 is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646365?

The RGB value is 100, 99, 101: 100 red, 99 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646365?

The complementary color is #646563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646365?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646365 color

#646365 rgb(100, 99, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646365 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 38.8% green and 39.6% blue (100, 99, 101).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 1% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Iron (#5E5E5E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#646365 color codes

HEX	`#646365`
RGB	`rgb(100, 99, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 38.8%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 1%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 2%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.11, 0.81, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.11, 1.28, 309.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.066, 12.573, 14.1)`
Decimal	`6579045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646365, 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 #646365	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646365 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #646365 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646365; }
.text { color: #646365; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646365; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 99 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646365, #656365); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #646365?: #646365 is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646365?: The RGB value is 100, 99, 101: 100 red, 99 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646365?: The complementary color is #646563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646365?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.