What color is #642A20?

#642A20 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Freshly Roasted Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #642A20?

The RGB value is 100, 42, 32: 100 red, 42 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #642A20?

The complementary color is #205A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #642A20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#642A20 color

#642A20 rgb(100, 42, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #642A20 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 16.5% green and 12.5% blue (100, 42, 32).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 52% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 68% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Roasted Coffee (#663322), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#642A20 color codes

HEX	`#642A20`
RGB	`rgb(100, 42, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 16.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 52%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 68%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 68%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.17, 25.38, 19.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.17, 31.79, 37.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.345, 4.47, 1.895)`
Decimal	`6564384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #642A20, 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 #642A20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#642A20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #642A20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #642a20; }
.text { color: #642a20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #642a20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 42 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #642a20, #644c20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #642A20?: #642A20 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Freshly Roasted Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #642A20?: The RGB value is 100, 42, 32: 100 red, 42 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #642A20?: The complementary color is #205A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #642A20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.