What color is #646A60?

#646A60 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646A60?

The RGB value is 100, 106, 96: 100 red, 106 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646A60?

The complementary color is #66606A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646A60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646A60 color

#646A60 rgb(100, 106, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646A60 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 41.6% green and 37.6% blue (100, 106, 96).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#646A60 color codes

HEX	`#646A60`
RGB	`rgb(100, 106, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 41.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 9%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.03, -4.36, 4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.03, 6.5, 132.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.521, 13.862, 13.08)`
Decimal	`6580832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646A60, 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 #646A60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646A60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #646A60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646a60; }
.text { color: #646a60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646a60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 106 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646a60, #606a61); }

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Questions

What color is #646A60?: #646A60 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646A60?: The RGB value is 100, 106, 96: 100 red, 106 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646A60?: The complementary color is #66606A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646A60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.