What color is #646745?

#646745 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646745?

The RGB value is 100, 103, 69: 100 red, 103 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646745?

The complementary color is #484567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646745?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646745 color

#646745 rgb(100, 103, 69)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #646745 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 40.4% green and 27.1% blue (100, 103, 69).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#646745 color codes

HEX	`#646745`
RGB	`rgb(100, 103, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 40.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 33%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 33%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.52, -7.26, 18.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.52, 20.2, 111.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.18, 12.84, 7.518)`
Decimal	`6580037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646745, 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 #646745	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646745 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #646745 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646745; }
.text { color: #646745; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646745; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 103 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646745, #536745); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #646745?: #646745 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646745?: The RGB value is 100, 103, 69: 100 red, 103 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646745?: The complementary color is #484567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646745?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.