What color is #646449?

#646449 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 #646449?

The RGB value is 100, 100, 73: 100 red, 100 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646449?

The complementary color is #494964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646449?

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.

#646449 color

#646449 rgb(100, 100, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #646449 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 39.2% green and 28.6% blue (100, 100, 73).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 16% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#646449 color codes

HEX	`#646449`
RGB	`rgb(100, 100, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 39.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 16%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 27%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 27%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.7, -4.92, 15.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.7, 16.14, 107.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.015, 12.305, 8.097)`
Decimal	`6579273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646449, 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 #646449	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646449 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 #646449 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646449; }
.text { color: #646449; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646449; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 100 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646449, #576449); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #646449?: #646449 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 #646449?: The RGB value is 100, 100, 73: 100 red, 100 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646449?: The complementary color is #494964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646449?: 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.