What color is #646446?

#646446 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646446?

The RGB value is 100, 100, 70: 100 red, 100 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646446?

The complementary color is #464664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646446?

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.

#646446 color

#646446 rgb(100, 100, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #646446 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 39.2% green and 27.5% blue (100, 100, 70).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 18% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#646446 color codes

HEX	`#646446`
RGB	`rgb(100, 100, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 39.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 18%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 30%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 30%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.64, -5.37, 17.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.64, 17.9, 107.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.918, 12.266, 7.586)`
Decimal	`6579270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646446, 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 #646446	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646446 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 #646446 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646446; }
.text { color: #646446; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646446; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 100 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646446, #556446); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #646446?: #646446 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646446?: The RGB value is 100, 100, 70: 100 red, 100 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646446?: The complementary color is #464664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646446?: 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.