What color is #646F65?

#646F65 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646F65?

The RGB value is 100, 111, 101: 100 red, 111 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646F65?

The complementary color is #6F646E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646F65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646F65 color

#646F65 rgb(100, 111, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #646F65 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 43.5% green and 39.6% blue (100, 111, 101).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 5% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#646F65 color codes

HEX	`#646F65`
RGB	`rgb(100, 111, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 43.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 5%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 10%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 9%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.66, -6.26, 4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.66, 7.52, 146.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.288, 15.018, 14.508)`
Decimal	`6582117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646F65, 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 #646F65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646F65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #646F65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646f65; }
.text { color: #646f65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646f65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 111 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646f65, #646f6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #646F65?: #646F65 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646F65?: The RGB value is 100, 111, 101: 100 red, 111 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646F65?: The complementary color is #6F646E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646F65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.