What color is #64667E?

#64667E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64667E?

The RGB value is 100, 102, 126: 100 red, 102 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64667E?

The complementary color is #7E7C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64667E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64667E color

#64667E rgb(100, 102, 126)

Shades of blue

The hex color #64667E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 40% green and 49.4% blue (100, 102, 126).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#64667E color codes

HEX	`#64667E`
RGB	`rgb(100, 102, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 40%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 21%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 19%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.83, 4.75, -13.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.83, 14.4, 289.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.772, 13.718, 21.657)`
Decimal	`6579838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64667E, 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 #64667E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#64667E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #64667E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64667e; }
.text { color: #64667e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64667e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 102 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64667e, #6f647e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #64667E?: #64667E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64667E?: The RGB value is 100, 102, 126: 100 red, 102 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64667E?: The complementary color is #7E7C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64667E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.