What color is #640C08?

#640C08 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Blood of Zeus. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #640C08?

The RGB value is 100, 12, 8: 100 red, 12 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #640C08?

The complementary color is #086064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #640C08?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#640C08 color

#640C08 rgb(100, 12, 8)

Shades of red

The hex color #640C08 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 4.7% green and 3.1% blue (100, 12, 8).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 85% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 88% magenta, 92% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Blood of Zeus (#640F09), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#640C08 color codes

HEX	`#640C08`
RGB	`rgb(100, 12, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 4.7%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 85%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 92%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 88%, 92%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.01, 37.39, 27.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.01, 46.14, 35.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.432, 2.991, 0.521)`
Decimal	`6556680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #640C08, 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 #640C08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#640C08 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #640C08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #640c08; }
.text { color: #640c08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #640c08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 12 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #640c08, #643a08); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

Questions

What color is #640C08?: #640C08 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Blood of Zeus. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #640C08?: The RGB value is 100, 12, 8: 100 red, 12 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #640C08?: The complementary color is #086064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #640C08?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.