What color is #641E17?

#641E17 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Bloodlust. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #641E17?

The RGB value is 100, 30, 23: 100 red, 30 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #641E17?

The complementary color is #175D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #641E17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#641E17 color

#641E17 rgb(100, 30, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #641E17 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 11.8% green and 9% blue (100, 30, 23).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 63% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 77% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Bloodlust (#6B1C1A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#641E17 color codes

HEX	`#641E17`
RGB	`rgb(100, 30, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 11.8%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 63%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 77%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 77%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.66, 31.08, 21.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.66, 38.05, 35.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.875, 3.701, 1.215)`
Decimal	`6561303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #641E17, 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 #641E17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#641E17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #641E17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #641e17; }
.text { color: #641e17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #641e17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 30 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #641e17, #644417); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #641E17?: #641E17 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Bloodlust. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #641E17?: The RGB value is 100, 30, 23: 100 red, 30 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #641E17?: The complementary color is #175D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #641E17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.