What color is #646D4F?

#646D4F 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 #646D4F?

The RGB value is 100, 109, 79: 100 red, 109 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646D4F?

The complementary color is #584F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646D4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646D4F color

#646D4F rgb(100, 109, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #646D4F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 42.7% green and 31% blue (100, 109, 79).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 16% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#646D4F color codes

HEX	`#646D4F`
RGB	`rgb(100, 109, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 42.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 16%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 28%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 28%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.53, -9.15, 15.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.53, 18.14, 120.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.135, 14.211, 9.499)`
Decimal	`6581583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646D4F, 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 #646D4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646D4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #646D4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646d4f; }
.text { color: #646d4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646d4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 109 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646d4f, #556d4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #646D4F?: #646D4F 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 #646D4F?: The RGB value is 100, 109, 79: 100 red, 109 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646D4F?: The complementary color is #584F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646D4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.