What color is #64655C?

#64655C is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64655C?

The RGB value is 100, 101, 92: 100 red, 101 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64655C?

The complementary color is #5D5C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64655C?

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.

#64655C color

#64655C rgb(100, 101, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #64655C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 39.6% green and 36.1% blue (100, 101, 92).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 5% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#64655C color codes

HEX	`#64655C`
RGB	`rgb(100, 101, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 39.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 5%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 9%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.44, -2.2, 4.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.44, 5.43, 113.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.841, 12.789, 11.968)`
Decimal	`6579548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64655C, 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 #64655C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#64655C 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 #64655C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64655c; }
.text { color: #64655c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64655c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 101 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64655c, #60655c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #64655C?: #64655C is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64655C?: The RGB value is 100, 101, 92: 100 red, 101 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64655C?: The complementary color is #5D5C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64655C?: 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.