What color is #646E62?

#646E62 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646E62?

The RGB value is 100, 110, 98: 100 red, 110 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646E62?

The complementary color is #6C626E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646E62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646E62 color

#646E62 rgb(100, 110, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646E62 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 43.1% green and 38.4% blue (100, 110, 98).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#646E62 color codes

HEX	`#646E62`
RGB	`rgb(100, 110, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 43.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 11%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.28, -6.29, 5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.28, 8.29, 139.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.036, 14.743, 13.712)`
Decimal	`6581858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646E62, 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 #646E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646E62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #646E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646e62; }
.text { color: #646e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 110 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646e62, #626e66); }

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Questions

What color is #646E62?: #646E62 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646E62?: The RGB value is 100, 110, 98: 100 red, 110 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646E62?: The complementary color is #6C626E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646E62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.