What color is #646470?

#646470 is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646470?

The RGB value is 100, 100, 112: 100 red, 100 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646470?

The complementary color is #707064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646470?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646470 color

#646470 rgb(100, 100, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646470 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 39.2% green and 43.9% blue (100, 100, 112).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#646470 color codes

HEX	`#646470`
RGB	`rgb(100, 100, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 39.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 11%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.75, 2.62, -6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.75, 7.23, 291.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.737, 12.993, 17.163)`
Decimal	`6579312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646470, 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 #646470	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646470 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #646470 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646470; }
.text { color: #646470; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646470; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 100 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646470, #6a6470); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #646470?: #646470 is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646470?: The RGB value is 100, 100, 112: 100 red, 100 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646470?: The complementary color is #707064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646470?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.