What color is #64757C?

#64757C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64757C?

The RGB value is 100, 117, 124: 100 red, 117 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64757C?

The complementary color is #7C6B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64757C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64757C color

#64757C rgb(100, 117, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #64757C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 45.9% green and 48.6% blue (100, 117, 124).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 11% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#64757C color codes

HEX	`#64757C`
RGB	`rgb(100, 117, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 45.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 11%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 6%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.12, -4.65, -5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.12, 7.55, 232.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.254, 16.887, 21.521)`
Decimal	`6583676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64757C, 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 #64757C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#64757C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #64757C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64757c; }
.text { color: #64757c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64757c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 117 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64757c, #64697c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #64757C?: #64757C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64757C?: The RGB value is 100, 117, 124: 100 red, 117 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64757C?: The complementary color is #7C6B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64757C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.