What color is #646559?

#646559 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646559?

The RGB value is 100, 101, 89: 100 red, 101 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646559?

The complementary color is #5A5965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646559 color

#646559 rgb(100, 101, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646559 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 39.6% green and 34.9% blue (100, 101, 89).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#646559 color codes

HEX	`#646559`
RGB	`rgb(100, 101, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 39.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 12%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.37, -2.77, 6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.37, 7.22, 112.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.712, 12.738, 11.291)`
Decimal	`6579545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646559, 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 #646559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #646559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646559; }
.text { color: #646559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 101 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646559, #5e6559); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #646559?: #646559 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646559?: The RGB value is 100, 101, 89: 100 red, 101 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646559?: The complementary color is #5A5965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.