Wenge (#645452)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 7.16:1 — vs black: 2.93:1

Color values

  • HEX #645452
  • RGB rgb(100, 84, 82)
  • HSL hsl(6, 18%, 39%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 16, 18, 60.78 )
  • Websafe #666666

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #645452 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Wenge
#645452 Base
#526264
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Wenge
#645452 Base
#645259
#645D52
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Wenge
#645452 Base
#526454
#545264
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Wenge
#645452 Base
#52645D
#525964
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Wenge
#645452 Base
#596452
#526264
#5D5264
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Wenge
#645452 Base
#100D0D
#3A3130
#4E4140
#7A6764
#8E7875
#B0A19F
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Wenge, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0E0C0B
#1F1A1A
#302928
#423736
#534644
Wenge #645452 Base
#85706D
#A2908D
#BDB0AE
#D8D1D0
#F4F1F1
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #645452. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #645452;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #645452;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #645452;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #645452,
        #527276
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #645452,
        #527276
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$wenge: #645452;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$wenge-r: 100;
$wenge-g: 84;
$wenge-b: 82;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $wenge;
    color: rgba($wenge-r, $wenge-g, $wenge-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Wenge appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #645452 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #595952 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #565652 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #645454 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #585858 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Wenge ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Wenge #645452 Base
Umber #635147 ΔE 4.46
Medium Taupe #674C47 ΔE 5.04
Liver #534B4F ΔE 5.91
Rose Ebony #674846 ΔE 6.75

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.