What color is #646568?

#646568 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646568?

The RGB value is 100, 101, 104: 100 red, 101 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646568?

The complementary color is #686764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646568?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646568 color

#646568 rgb(100, 101, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646568 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 39.6% green and 40.8% blue (100, 101, 104).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 2% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Gray Web (#616669), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#646568 color codes

HEX	`#646568`
RGB	`rgb(100, 101, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 39.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 2%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 4%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.79, 0.25, -1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.79, 1.84, 277.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.407, 13.016, 14.953)`
Decimal	`6579560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646568, 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 #646568	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646568 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #646568 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646568; }
.text { color: #646568; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646568; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 101 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646568, #656468); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #646568?: #646568 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646568?: The RGB value is 100, 101, 104: 100 red, 101 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646568?: The complementary color is #686764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646568?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.