#645A67
Eggplant · dark cool gray
About #645A67
#645A67 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 39% red, 35% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 13.5); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #5D675A — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #645A67 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 6.56:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.56:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #645A67?
#645A67 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 39% red, 35% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #645A67?
Use white text. White on #645A67 has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #645A67?
Its complementary colour is #5D675A, and analogous partners are #5E5A67 and #675A63.