What color is #646466?

#646466 is a gray, closest to the named color Dim Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646466?

The RGB value is 100, 100, 102: 100 red, 100 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646466?

The complementary color is #666664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646466?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646466 color

#646466 rgb(100, 100, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646466 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 39.2% green and 40% blue (100, 100, 102).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 1% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#646466 color codes

HEX	`#646466`
RGB	`rgb(100, 100, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 39.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 1%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 2%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.43, 0.42, -1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.43, 1.2, 290.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.211, 12.783, 14.392)`
Decimal	`6579302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646466, 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 #646466	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646466 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #646466 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646466; }
.text { color: #646466; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646466; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 100 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646466, #656466); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #646466?: #646466 is a gray, closest to the named color Dim Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646466?: The RGB value is 100, 100, 102: 100 red, 100 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646466?: The complementary color is #666664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646466?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.