What color is #646855?

#646855 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 #646855?

The RGB value is 100, 104, 85: 100 red, 104 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646855?

The complementary color is #595568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646855?

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.

#646855 color

#646855 rgb(100, 104, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646855 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 40.8% green and 33.3% blue (100, 104, 85).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 10% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#646855 color codes

HEX	`#646855`
RGB	`rgb(100, 104, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 40.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 10%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 18%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 18%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.16, -5.25, 10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.16, 11.48, 117.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.845, 13.266, 10.529)`
Decimal	`6580309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646855, 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 #646855	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646855 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 #646855 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646855; }
.text { color: #646855; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646855; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 104 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646855, #5b6855); }

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Questions

What color is #646855?: #646855 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 #646855?: The RGB value is 100, 104, 85: 100 red, 104 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646855?: The complementary color is #595568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646855?: 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.