What color is #646F5A?

#646F5A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646F5A?

The RGB value is 100, 111, 90: 100 red, 111 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646F5A?

The complementary color is #655A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646F5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646F5A color

#646F5A rgb(100, 111, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #646F5A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 43.5% green and 35.3% blue (100, 111, 90).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 56% 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 5.3:1).

#646F5A color codes

HEX	`#646F5A`
RGB	`rgb(100, 111, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 43.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 19%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 19%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.38, -8.39, 10.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.38, 13.3, 129.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.785, 14.816, 11.857)`
Decimal	`6582106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646F5A, 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 #646F5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646F5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #646F5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646f5a; }
.text { color: #646f5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646f5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 111 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646f5a, #5a6f5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #646F5A?: #646F5A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646F5A?: The RGB value is 100, 111, 90: 100 red, 111 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646F5A?: The complementary color is #655A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646F5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.