What color is #64687A?

#64687A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64687A?

The RGB value is 100, 104, 122: 100 red, 104 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64687A?

The complementary color is #7A7664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64687A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64687A color

#64687A rgb(100, 104, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #64687A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 40.8% green and 47.8% blue (100, 104, 122).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#64687A color codes

HEX	`#64687A`
RGB	`rgb(100, 104, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 40.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 18%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.25, 2.56, -10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.25, 10.84, 283.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.718, 14.015, 20.391)`
Decimal	`6580346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64687A, 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 #64687A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#64687A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #64687A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64687a; }
.text { color: #64687a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64687a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 104 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64687a, #6b647a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #64687A?: #64687A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64687A?: The RGB value is 100, 104, 122: 100 red, 104 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64687A?: The complementary color is #7A7664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64687A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.