What color is #646C41?

#646C41 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646C41?

The RGB value is 100, 108, 65: 100 red, 108 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646C41?

The complementary color is #49416C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646C41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646C41 color

#646C41 rgb(100, 108, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #646C41 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 42.4% green and 25.5% blue (100, 108, 65).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 25% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#646C41 color codes

HEX	`#646C41`
RGB	`rgb(100, 108, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 42.4%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 25%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 40%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 40%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.97, -10.67, 23.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.97, 25.4, 114.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.572, 13.816, 7.057)`
Decimal	`6581313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646C41, 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 #646C41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646C41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #646C41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646c41; }
.text { color: #646c41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646c41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 108 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646c41, #4f6c41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #646C41?: #646C41 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646C41?: The RGB value is 100, 108, 65: 100 red, 108 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646C41?: The complementary color is #49416C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646C41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.