#646661 Color Information

#646661 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #646661. In RGB, it consists of 39.2% Red, 40.0% Green, and 38.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 2% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 4.9% Yellow, and 60% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 84.0°, with saturation of 2.5% and lightness of 39%. The decimal value for #646661 is 6579809, and its nearest "web safe" color is #666666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #646661 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#646661 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color100, 102, 97 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color39.2%, 40.0%, 38.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.608, 0.600, 0.620 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.02, 0, 0.049, 0.6 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color84.0°, 2.5%, 39.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color84.0°, 4.9%, 40.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color12.165, 13.075, 13.192 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color97, 102, 99 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code6579809 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color42.876, -1.802, 2.546 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)42.876, 3.120, 125.291 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color42.876, -0.853, 3.577 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color36.160, -3.229, 3.681 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.317, 0.340, 13.075 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4284769889 / 0xff646661 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#666666 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #646661

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #646661, its pure hue is 84.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 2.5%, and its lightness is 39.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #646661, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0d0d0c to #585955.

Tints of #646661

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #646661, its pure hue is 84.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 2.5%, and its lightness is 39.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #646661, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #777975 to #ececeb.

Tones of #646661

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #646661, its pure hue is 84.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 2.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #646661, which range from #646464 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #77c700 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #646661

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #646661! For #646661, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #646661. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #646661

This color, #646661, consists of 39.2% Red, 40.0% Green, and 38.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 100, Green = 102, Blue = 97. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #646661 is 2% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 4.9% Yellow, and 60% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R39.2%
C2.0%
G40.0%
M0.0%
B38.0%
Y4.9%
K60.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 100 102 97
Octal 144 146 141
Hexa #64 #66 #61
Binary 01100100 01100110 01100001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 1 0 4 60
Octal 1 0 4 74
Hexa #01 #00 #04 #3c
Binary 00000001 00000000 00000100 00111100

Analogous Colors of #646661

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #646661 — which has hue 84.0° — its analogous colors are located at 54.0° and 114.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #646661.

Triadic Colors of #646661

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #646661 — which has hue 84.0° — its triadic colors are located at 84.0° and 324.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #646661.

Complementary Color of #646661

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #646661 — which has hue 84.0° — its complementary color is located at 264.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #646661.

Split Complementary Colors of #646661

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #646661 — which has hue 84.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 84.0° and 294.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #646661.

Tetradic Colors of #646661

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #646661 — which has hue 84.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 354.0°, 84.0°, 174.0°, and 264.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #646661.

Monochromatic Colors of #646661

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #646661, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #323231 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #969991 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #646661

We want to make getting started with #646661 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #646661 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #646661 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #646661 with other HTML elements.

#646661 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #646661.
<span style="color: #646661;">The color of this text is #646661.</span>

#646661 Background Color

The background color for this text is #646661.
<div style="background-color: #646661; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #646661.</div>

#646661 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #646661.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #646661;">This color for the shadow of this text is #646661.</span>

#646661 Border Color

This is a div with border color #646661.
<div style="border: #646661 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #646661.</div>

#646661 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #646661 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #646661; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #646661 on a white background.</div></div>

#646661 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #646661 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #646661; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #646661 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #646661 to White

This is a gradient from #646661 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#646661,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#646661,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#646661,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#646661,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #646661 to white.</div>

Gradient from #646661 to Black

This is a gradient from #646661 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#646661,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#646661,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#646661,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#646661,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #646661 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #646661

In addition to using #646661 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #646661 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #646661, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 100, Green = 102, Blue = 97). If you need details about the color coordinates of #646661 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #646661
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(100, 102, 97)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #646661; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #646661; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #646661; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(100, 102, 97);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#646661")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:100, green:102, blue:97, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:100 green:102 blue:97 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(100f, 102f, 97f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(100, 102, 97);
 

#646661 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #646661 the same way. For those with color blindness, #646661 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #646661 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #646661 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #646661 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #646661 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #646661 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.8:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #646661 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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