What color is #64645F?

#64645F is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64645F?

The RGB value is 100, 100, 95: 100 red, 100 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64645F?

The complementary color is #5F5F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64645F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64645F color

#64645F rgb(100, 100, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #64645F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 39.2% green and 37.3% blue (100, 100, 95).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Rock (#6B6965), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#64645F color codes

HEX	`#64645F`
RGB	`rgb(100, 100, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 39.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 5%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.23, -1.02, 2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.23, 3.01, 109.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.878, 12.65, 12.64)`
Decimal	`6579295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64645F, 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 #64645F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#64645F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #64645F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64645f; }
.text { color: #64645f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64645f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 100 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64645f, #62645f); }

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Questions

What color is #64645F?: #64645F is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64645F?: The RGB value is 100, 100, 95: 100 red, 100 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64645F?: The complementary color is #5F5F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64645F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.