What color is #643453?

#643453 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 #643453?

The RGB value is 100, 52, 83: 100 red, 52 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #643453?

The complementary color is #346445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #643453?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#643453 color

#643453 rgb(100, 52, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #643453 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 20.4% green and 32.5% blue (100, 52, 83).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 32% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 17% 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 9.73:1).

#643453 color codes

HEX	`#643453`
RGB	`rgb(100, 52, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 20.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 32%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 48%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 17%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.88, 26.1, -9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.88, 27.72, 340.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.045, 5.79, 8.876)`
Decimal	`6566995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #643453, 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 #643453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#643453 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #643453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #643453; }
.text { color: #643453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #643453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 52 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #643453, #64343b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #643453?: #643453 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 #643453?: The RGB value is 100, 52, 83: 100 red, 52 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #643453?: The complementary color is #346445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #643453?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.