What color is #646854?

#646854 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646854?

The RGB value is 100, 104, 84: 100 red, 104 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646854?

The complementary color is #585468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646854?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646854 color

#646854 rgb(100, 104, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646854 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 40.8% green and 32.9% blue (100, 104, 84).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#646854 color codes

HEX	`#646854`
RGB	`rgb(100, 104, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 40.8%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 19%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 19%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.14, -5.43, 10.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.14, 12.06, 116.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.806, 13.25, 10.321)`
Decimal	`6580308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646854, 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 #646854	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646854 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #646854 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646854; }
.text { color: #646854; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646854; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 104 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646854, #5a6854); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #646854?: #646854 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646854?: The RGB value is 100, 104, 84: 100 red, 104 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646854?: The complementary color is #585468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646854?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.