What color is #646455?

#646455 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646455?

The RGB value is 100, 100, 85: 100 red, 100 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646455?

The complementary color is #555564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646455 color

#646455 rgb(100, 100, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646455 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 39.2% green and 33.3% blue (100, 100, 85).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#646455 color codes

HEX	`#646455`
RGB	`rgb(100, 100, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 39.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 15%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 15%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.97, -2.91, 8.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.97, 9.01, 108.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.452, 12.48, 10.398)`
Decimal	`6579285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646455, 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 #646455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #646455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646455; }
.text { color: #646455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 100 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646455, #5d6455); }

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Questions

What color is #646455?: #646455 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646455?: The RGB value is 100, 100, 85: 100 red, 100 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646455?: The complementary color is #555564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.