What color is #64656C?

#64656C is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64656C?

The RGB value is 100, 101, 108: 100 red, 101 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64656C?

The complementary color is #6C6B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64656C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64656C color

#64656C rgb(100, 101, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #64656C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 39.6% green and 42.4% blue (100, 101, 108).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 4% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#64656C color codes

HEX	`#64656C`
RGB	`rgb(100, 101, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 39.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 4%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 7%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.91, 1.12, -4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.91, 4.22, 285.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.615, 13.099, 16.048)`
Decimal	`6579564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64656C, 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 #64656C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#64656C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #64656C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64656c; }
.text { color: #64656c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64656c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 101 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64656c, #67646c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #64656C?: #64656C is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64656C?: The RGB value is 100, 101, 108: 100 red, 101 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64656C?: The complementary color is #6C6B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64656C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.