What color is #642717?

#642717 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Hot Fudge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #642717?

The RGB value is 100, 39, 23: 100 red, 39 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #642717?

The complementary color is #175464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #642717?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#642717 color

#642717 rgb(100, 39, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #642717 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 15.3% green and 9% blue (100, 39, 23).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 63% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 77% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Hot Fudge (#5E2912), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#642717 color codes

HEX	`#642717`
RGB	`rgb(100, 39, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 15.3%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 63%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 77%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 77%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.4, 26.46, 23.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.4, 35.66, 42.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.136, 4.223, 1.302)`
Decimal	`6563607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #642717, 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 #642717	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#642717 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #642717 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #642717; }
.text { color: #642717; }
.border { border: 2px solid #642717; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 39 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #642717, #644e17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #642717?: #642717 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Hot Fudge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #642717?: The RGB value is 100, 39, 23: 100 red, 39 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #642717?: The complementary color is #175464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #642717?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.