What color is #646A45?

#646A45 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646A45?

The RGB value is 100, 106, 69: 100 red, 106 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646A45?

The complementary color is #4B456A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646A45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646A45 color

#646A45 rgb(100, 106, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #646A45 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 41.6% green and 27.1% blue (100, 106, 69).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 21% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#646A45 color codes

HEX	`#646A45`
RGB	`rgb(100, 106, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 41.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 21%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 35%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 35%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.43, -8.98, 20.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.43, 21.97, 114.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.484, 13.447, 7.62)`
Decimal	`6580805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646A45, 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 #646A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646A45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #646A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646a45; }
.text { color: #646a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 106 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646a45, #526a45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #646A45?: #646A45 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646A45?: The RGB value is 100, 106, 69: 100 red, 106 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646A45?: The complementary color is #4B456A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646A45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.