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#645554 Color

#645554 is rgb(100, 85, 84) in RGB, hsl(4, 9%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 61%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wenge (#645452), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.89. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#645554
HEX#645554
RGBrgb(100, 85, 84)
HSLhsl(4, 9%, 36%)
HSVhsv(4, 16%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 61%)
OKLCHoklch(46.4% 0.02 22.4)
LABlab(37.64% 6.23 2.99)
LCHlch(37.64% 6.91 25.63)

What #645554 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #645554, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#645554 Channel Values

How #645554 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 100 · G 85 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 4° · S 9% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 4° · S 16% · V 39%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 16% · K 61%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.07:1 vs white · 2.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #645554 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #645554

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #645554; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #645554

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #645554.

How #645554 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#645554
Protanopia#585854
Protanomaly#5D5754
Deuteranopia#5A5A54
Deuteranomaly#5E5854
Tritanopia#645555
Tritanomaly#645555
Achromatopsia#585858

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #645554 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-645554: #645554;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #645554;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-645554': '#645554' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.392, green: 0.333, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_645554">#645554</color>
SVG fillfill="#645554"

More Gray Colors

#645554 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#645554 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #645554?

#645554 is a dark gray — rgb(100, 85, 84) in RGB and hsl(4, 9%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wenge (#645452), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.89.

What is the RGB value of #645554?

#645554 is rgb(100, 85, 84) — red 100, green 85, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #645554?

#645554 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 61%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #645554 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #645554 scores 7.07:1 against white and 2.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #645554 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #645554 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 9.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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