What color is #646B54?

#646B54 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646B54?

The RGB value is 100, 107, 84: 100 red, 107 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646B54?

The complementary color is #5B546B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646B54?

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.

#646B54 color

#646B54 rgb(100, 107, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #646B54 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 42% green and 32.9% blue (100, 107, 84).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#646B54 color codes

HEX	`#646B54`
RGB	`rgb(100, 107, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 42%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 21%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.04, -7.17, 12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.04, 14, 120.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.113, 13.865, 10.424)`
Decimal	`6581076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646B54, 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 #646B54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646B54 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 #646B54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646b54; }
.text { color: #646b54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646b54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 107 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646b54, #596b54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #646B54?: #646B54 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646B54?: The RGB value is 100, 107, 84: 100 red, 107 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646B54?: The complementary color is #5B546B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646B54?: 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.