What color is #640F09?

#640F09 is a dark, vivid red known as Blood of Zeus. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blood of Zeus?

The RGB value is 100, 15, 9: 100 red, 15 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blood of Zeus?

The complementary color is #095E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #640F09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blood of Zeus color: hex code #640F09

#640F09 rgb(100, 15, 9)

Shades of red

Blood of Zeus has the hex code #640F09. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 5.9% green and 3.5% blue (100, 15, 9).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 83% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 91% yellow and 61% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

Blood of Zeus (#640F09) color codes

HEX	`#640F09`
RGB	`rgb(100, 15, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 5.9%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 83%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 91%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 85%, 91%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.33, 36.53, 27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.33, 45.42, 36.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.476, 3.072, 0.563)`
Decimal	`6557449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blood of Zeus, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #640F09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#640F09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #640F09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #640f09; }
.text { color: #640f09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #640f09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 15 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #640f09, #643d09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

See #640F09 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #640F09?: #640F09 is a dark, vivid red known as Blood of Zeus. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blood of Zeus?: The RGB value is 100, 15, 9: 100 red, 15 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blood of Zeus?: The complementary color is #095E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #640F09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.