What color is #64304E?

#64304E 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 #64304E?

The RGB value is 100, 48, 78: 100 red, 48 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64304E?

The complementary color is #306446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64304E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64304E color

#64304E rgb(100, 48, 78)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 18.8% green and 30.6% blue (100, 48, 78).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 35% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 22% 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 10.12:1).

#64304E color codes

HEX	`#64304E`
RGB	`rgb(100, 48, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 18.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 35%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 52%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 22%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.77, 27.55, -7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.77, 28.61, 344.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.688, 5.374, 7.839)`
Decimal	`6565966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64304E, 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 #64304E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#64304E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	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 #64304E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64304e; }
.text { color: #64304e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64304e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 48 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64304e, #643034); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #64304E?: #64304E 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 #64304E?: The RGB value is 100, 48, 78: 100 red, 48 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64304E?: The complementary color is #306446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64304E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.