What color is #64314B?

#64314B 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 #64314B?

The RGB value is 100, 49, 75: 100 red, 49 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64314B?

The complementary color is #31644A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64314B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64314B color

#64314B rgb(100, 49, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #64314B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 19.2% green and 29.4% blue (100, 49, 75).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 34% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 25% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#64314B color codes

HEX	`#64314B`
RGB	`rgb(100, 49, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 19.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 34%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 51%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 25%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.88, 26.48, -5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.88, 27.06, 348.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.624, 5.415, 7.299)`
Decimal	`6566219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64314B, 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 #64314B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#64314B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #64314B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64314b; }
.text { color: #64314b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64314b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 49 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64314b, #643132); }

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Questions

What color is #64314B?: #64314B 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 #64314B?: The RGB value is 100, 49, 75: 100 red, 49 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64314B?: The complementary color is #31644A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64314B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.