What color is #646482?

#646482 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646482?

The RGB value is 100, 100, 130: 100 red, 100 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646482?

The complementary color is #828264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646482?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646482 color

#646482 rgb(100, 100, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #646482 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 39.2% green and 51% blue (100, 100, 130).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#646482 color codes

HEX	`#646482`
RGB	`rgb(100, 100, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 39.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 23%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 23%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.41, 6.97, -16.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.41, 18.04, 292.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.841, 13.435, 22.979)`
Decimal	`6579330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646482, 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 #646482	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646482 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #646482 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646482; }
.text { color: #646482; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646482; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 100 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646482, #736482); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #646482?: #646482 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646482?: The RGB value is 100, 100, 130: 100 red, 100 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646482?: The complementary color is #828264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646482?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.