What color is #646C5E?

#646C5E is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646C5E?

The RGB value is 100, 108, 94: 100 red, 108 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646C5E?

The complementary color is #665E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646C5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646C5E color

#646C5E rgb(100, 108, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646C5E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 42.4% green and 36.9% blue (100, 108, 94).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#646C5E color codes

HEX	`#646C5E`
RGB	`rgb(100, 108, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 42.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 13%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 13%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.58, -5.91, 6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.58, 9.01, 131)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.638, 14.243, 12.671)`
Decimal	`6581342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646C5E, 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 #646C5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646C5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #646C5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646c5e; }
.text { color: #646c5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646c5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 108 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646c5e, #5e6c5f); }

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Questions

What color is #646C5E?: #646C5E is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646C5E?: The RGB value is 100, 108, 94: 100 red, 108 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646C5E?: The complementary color is #665E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646C5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.