What color is #646475?

#646475 is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646475?

The RGB value is 100, 100, 117: 100 red, 100 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646475?

The complementary color is #757564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646475?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646475 color

#646475 rgb(100, 100, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646475 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 39.2% green and 45.9% blue (100, 100, 117).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#646475 color codes

HEX	`#646475`
RGB	`rgb(100, 100, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 39.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 15%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 15%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.93, 3.78, -9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.93, 10.24, 291.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.023, 13.108, 18.67)`
Decimal	`6579317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646475, 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 #646475	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646475 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #646475 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646475; }
.text { color: #646475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646475; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 100 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646475, #6d6475); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #646475?: #646475 is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646475?: The RGB value is 100, 100, 117: 100 red, 100 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646475?: The complementary color is #757564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646475?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.