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#646462 Color

#646462 is rgb(100, 100, 98) in RGB, hsl(60, 1%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 61%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granite Gray (#676767), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#646462
HEX#646462
RGBrgb(100, 100, 98)
HSLhsl(60, 1%, 39%)
HSVhsv(60, 2%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 61%)
OKLCHoklch(50.3% 0.003 106.5)
LABlab(42.33% -0.31 1.14)
LCHlch(42.33% 1.18 105.10)

What #646462 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 #646462, 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.

#646462 Channel Values

How #646462 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 100 · B 988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 60° · S 1% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 60° · S 2% · V 39%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 61%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.93:1 vs white · 3.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #646462 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 text5.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #646462

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #646462; 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 #646462

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 #646462 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.

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Deuteranopia#646462
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Tritanopia#646464
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Using #646462 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-646462: #646462;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #646462;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-646462': '#646462' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.392, green: 0.392, blue: 0.384)
Android XML<color name="color_646462">#646462</color>
SVG fillfill="#646462"

More Gray Colors

#646462 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#646462 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #646462?

#646462 is a dark gray — rgb(100, 100, 98) in RGB and hsl(60, 1%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granite Gray (#676767), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.74.

What is the RGB value of #646462?

#646462 is rgb(100, 100, 98) — red 100, green 100, and blue 98 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #646462?

#646462 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 61%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #646462 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #646462 scores 5.93:1 against white and 3.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #646462 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #646462 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 2.4, which is very hard to tell apart.

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