What color is #64384B?

#64384B 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 #64384B?

The RGB value is 100, 56, 75: 100 red, 56 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64384B?

The complementary color is #386451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64384B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64384B color

#64384B rgb(100, 56, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #64384B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 22% green and 29.4% blue (100, 56, 75).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 28% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 25% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#64384B color codes

HEX	`#64384B`
RGB	`rgb(100, 56, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 22%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 28%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 44%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 25%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.53, 22.33, -3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.53, 22.55, 352.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.94, 6.046, 7.404)`
Decimal	`6568011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64384B, 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 #64384B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#64384B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #64384B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64384b; }
.text { color: #64384b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64384b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 56 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64384b, #643b38); }

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Questions

What color is #64384B?: #64384B 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 #64384B?: The RGB value is 100, 56, 75: 100 red, 56 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64384B?: The complementary color is #386451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64384B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.