What color is #642F4B?

#642F4B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #642F4B?

The RGB value is 100, 47, 75: 100 red, 47 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #642F4B?

The complementary color is #2F6448, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #642F4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#642F4B color

#642F4B rgb(100, 47, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #642F4B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 18.4% green and 29.4% blue (100, 47, 75).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 36% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 25% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#642F4B color codes

HEX	`#642F4B`
RGB	`rgb(100, 47, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 18.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 36%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 53%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 25%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.44, 27.63, -6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.44, 28.33, 347.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.542, 5.251, 7.272)`
Decimal	`6565707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #642F4B, 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 #642F4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#642F4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #642F4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #642f4b; }
.text { color: #642f4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #642f4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 47 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #642f4b, #642f30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #642F4B?: #642F4B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #642F4B?: The RGB value is 100, 47, 75: 100 red, 47 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #642F4B?: The complementary color is #2F6448, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #642F4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.