What color is #64645B?

#64645B is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64645B?

The RGB value is 100, 100, 91: 100 red, 100 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64645B?

The complementary color is #5B5B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64645B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64645B color

#64645B rgb(100, 100, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #64645B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 39.2% green and 35.7% blue (100, 100, 91).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 5% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#64645B color codes

HEX	`#64645B`
RGB	`rgb(100, 100, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 39.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 5%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 9%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.12, -1.8, 5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.12, 5.41, 109.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.701, 12.579, 11.707)`
Decimal	`6579291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64645B, 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 #64645B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#64645B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #64645B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64645b; }
.text { color: #64645b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64645b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 100 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64645b, #60645b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #64645B?: #64645B is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64645B?: The RGB value is 100, 100, 91: 100 red, 100 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64645B?: The complementary color is #5B5B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64645B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.