What color is #64374A?

#64374A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64374A?

The RGB value is 100, 55, 74: 100 red, 55 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64374A?

The complementary color is #376451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64374A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64374A color

#64374A rgb(100, 55, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #64374A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 21.6% green and 29% blue (100, 55, 74).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 29% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 26% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#64374A color codes

HEX	`#64374A`
RGB	`rgb(100, 55, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 21.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 29%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 45%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 26%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.25, 22.77, -2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.25, 22.95, 352.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.858, 5.937, 7.209)`
Decimal	`6567754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64374A, 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 #64374A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#64374A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #64374A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64374a; }
.text { color: #64374a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64374a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 55 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64374a, #643b37); }

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Questions

What color is #64374A?: #64374A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64374A?: The RGB value is 100, 55, 74: 100 red, 55 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64374A?: The complementary color is #376451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64374A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.