What color is #64655E?

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

What is the RGB value of #64655E?

The RGB value is 100, 101, 94: 100 red, 101 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64655E?

The complementary color is #5F5E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64655E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64655E color

#64655E rgb(100, 101, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #64655E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 39.6% green and 36.9% blue (100, 101, 94).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 4% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#64655E color codes

HEX	`#64655E`
RGB	`rgb(100, 101, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 39.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 4%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 7%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.5, -1.81, 3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.5, 4.23, 115.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.929, 12.825, 12.434)`
Decimal	`6579550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64655E, 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 #64655E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#64655E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #64655E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64655e; }
.text { color: #64655e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64655e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 101 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64655e, #61655e); }

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Questions

What color is #64655E?: #64655E is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64655E?: The RGB value is 100, 101, 94: 100 red, 101 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64655E?: The complementary color is #5F5E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64655E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.