What color is #64746E?

#64746E is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64746E?

The RGB value is 100, 116, 110: 100 red, 116 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64746E?

The complementary color is #74646A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64746E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64746E color

#64746E rgb(100, 116, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #64746E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 45.5% green and 43.1% blue (100, 116, 110).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#64746E color codes

HEX	`#64746E`
RGB	`rgb(100, 116, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 45.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 14%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.4, -7.25, 1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.4, 7.37, 169.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.315, 16.326, 17.146)`
Decimal	`6583406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64746E, 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 #64746E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#64746E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #64746E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64746e; }
.text { color: #64746e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64746e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 116 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64746e, #647274); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #64746E?: #64746E is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64746E?: The RGB value is 100, 116, 110: 100 red, 116 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64746E?: The complementary color is #74646A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64746E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.