What color is #646667?

#646667 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646667?

The RGB value is 100, 102, 103: 100 red, 102 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646667?

The complementary color is #676564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646667?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646667 color

#646667 rgb(100, 102, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646667 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 40% green and 40.4% blue (100, 102, 103).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 1% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Gray Web (#616669), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#646667 color codes

HEX	`#646667`
RGB	`rgb(100, 102, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 40%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 1%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 3%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.05, -0.56, -0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.05, 1.01, 235.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.455, 13.191, 14.719)`
Decimal	`6579815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646667, 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 #646667	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646667 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #646667 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646667; }
.text { color: #646667; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646667; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 102 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646667, #646567); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #646667?: #646667 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646667?: The RGB value is 100, 102, 103: 100 red, 102 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646667?: The complementary color is #676564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646667?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.