What color is #646754?

#646754 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646754?

The RGB value is 100, 103, 84: 100 red, 103 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646754?

The complementary color is #575467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646754?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646754 color

#646754 rgb(100, 103, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646754 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 40.4% green and 32.9% blue (100, 103, 84).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 10% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#646754 color codes

HEX	`#646754`
RGB	`rgb(100, 103, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 40.4%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 10%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 18%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 18%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.84, -4.85, 10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.84, 11.43, 115.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.706, 13.05, 10.288)`
Decimal	`6580052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646754, 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 #646754	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646754 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #646754 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646754; }
.text { color: #646754; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646754; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 103 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646754, #5b6754); }

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Questions

What color is #646754?: #646754 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646754?: The RGB value is 100, 103, 84: 100 red, 103 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646754?: The complementary color is #575467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646754?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.