What color is #642B35?

#642B35 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #642B35?

The RGB value is 100, 43, 53: 100 red, 43 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #642B35?

The complementary color is #2B645A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #642B35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#642B35 color

#642B35 rgb(100, 43, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #642B35 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 16.9% green and 20.8% blue (100, 43, 53).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 40% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 47% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Truffle (#612E32), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#642B35 color codes

HEX	`#642B35`
RGB	`rgb(100, 43, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 16.9%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 40%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 57%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 47%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.85, 26.81, 6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.85, 27.5, 12.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.762, 4.695, 3.918)`
Decimal	`6564661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #642B35, 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 #642B35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#642B35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #642B35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #642b35; }
.text { color: #642b35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #642b35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 43 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #642b35, #643d2b); }

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Questions

What color is #642B35?: #642B35 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #642B35?: The RGB value is 100, 43, 53: 100 red, 43 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #642B35?: The complementary color is #2B645A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #642B35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.