What color is #64304C?

#64304C 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 #64304C?

The RGB value is 100, 48, 76: 100 red, 48 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64304C?

The complementary color is #306448, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64304C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64304C color

#64304C rgb(100, 48, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #64304C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 18.8% green and 29.8% blue (100, 48, 76).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 35% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 24% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#64304C color codes

HEX	`#64304C`
RGB	`rgb(100, 48, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 18.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 35%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 52%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 24%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.7, 27.22, -6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.7, 27.99, 346.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.617, 5.346, 7.467)`
Decimal	`6565964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64304C, 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 #64304C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#64304C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #64304C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64304c; }
.text { color: #64304c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64304c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 48 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64304c, #643032); }

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Questions

What color is #64304C?: #64304C 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 #64304C?: The RGB value is 100, 48, 76: 100 red, 48 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64304C?: The complementary color is #306448, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64304C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.