What color is #642E40?

#642E40 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #642E40?

The RGB value is 100, 46, 64: 100 red, 46 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #642E40?

The complementary color is #2E6452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #642E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#642E40 color

#642E40 rgb(100, 46, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #642E40 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 18% green and 25.1% blue (100, 46, 64).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 37% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 36% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#642E40 color codes

HEX	`#642E40`
RGB	`rgb(100, 46, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 18%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 37%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 54%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 36%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.83, 26.53, 0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.83, 26.53, 0.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.158, 5.034, 5.444)`
Decimal	`6565440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #642E40, 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 #642E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#642E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #642E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #642e40; }
.text { color: #642e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #642e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 46 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #642e40, #64372e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #642E40?: #642E40 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #642E40?: The RGB value is 100, 46, 64: 100 red, 46 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #642E40?: The complementary color is #2E6452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #642E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.