What color is #64736E?

#64736E is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64736E?

The RGB value is 100, 115, 110: 100 red, 115 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64736E?

The complementary color is #736469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64736E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64736E color

#64736E rgb(100, 115, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #64736E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 45.1% green and 43.1% blue (100, 115, 110).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#64736E color codes

HEX	`#64736E`
RGB	`rgb(100, 115, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 45.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 13%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.1, -6.68, 0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.1, 6.73, 172.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.2, 16.096, 17.108)`
Decimal	`6583150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64736E, 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 #64736E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#64736E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #64736E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64736e; }
.text { color: #64736e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64736e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 115 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64736e, #647173); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #64736E?: #64736E is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64736E?: The RGB value is 100, 115, 110: 100 red, 115 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64736E?: The complementary color is #736469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64736E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.