What color is #643144?

#643144 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 #643144?

The RGB value is 100, 49, 68: 100 red, 49 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #643144?

The complementary color is #316451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #643144?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#643144 color

#643144 rgb(100, 49, 68)

Shades of red

The hex color #643144 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 19.2% green and 26.7% blue (100, 49, 68).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 34% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 32% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#643144 color codes

HEX	`#643144`
RGB	`rgb(100, 49, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 19.2%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 34%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 51%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 32%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.64, 25.38, -1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.64, 25.41, 357.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.398, 5.324, 6.106)`
Decimal	`6566212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #643144, 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 #643144	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#643144 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #643144 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #643144; }
.text { color: #643144; }
.border { border: 2px solid #643144; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 49 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #643144, #643731); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #643144?: #643144 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 #643144?: The RGB value is 100, 49, 68: 100 red, 49 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #643144?: The complementary color is #316451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #643144?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.