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#645960 Color

#645960 is rgb(100, 89, 96) in RGB, hsl(322, 6%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 61%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wenge (#645452), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#645960
HEX#645960
RGBrgb(100, 89, 96)
HSLhsl(322, 6%, 37%)
HSVhsv(322, 11%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 61%)
OKLCHoklch(47.7% 0.018 339.4)
LABlab(39.08% 5.65 -2.33)
LCHlch(39.08% 6.11 337.58)

What #645960 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 #645960, 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.

#645960 Channel Values

How #645960 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 89 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 322° · S 6% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 322° · S 11% · V 39%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 4% · K 61%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.69:1 vs white · 3.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #645960 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 text6.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #645960

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #645960; 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 #645960

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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How #645960 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#645960
Protanopia#5B5B60
Protanomaly#5F5A60
Deuteranopia#5D5D60
Deuteranomaly#605B60
Tritanopia#635A5A
Tritanomaly#645A5C
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

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Using #645960 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-645960: #645960;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #645960;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-645960': '#645960' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.392, green: 0.349, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_645960">#645960</color>
SVG fillfill="#645960"

More Gray Colors

#645960 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#645960 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #645960?

#645960 is a dark gray — rgb(100, 89, 96) in RGB and hsl(322, 6%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wenge (#645452), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.41.

What is the RGB value of #645960?

#645960 is rgb(100, 89, 96) — red 100, green 89, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #645960?

#645960 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 61%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #645960 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #645960 scores 6.69:1 against white and 3.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #645960 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #645960 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 8.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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