What color is #643A4E?

#643A4E 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 #643A4E?

The RGB value is 100, 58, 78: 100 red, 58 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #643A4E?

The complementary color is #3A6450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #643A4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#643A4E color

#643A4E rgb(100, 58, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #643A4E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 22.7% green and 30.6% blue (100, 58, 78).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 27% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 22% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#643A4E color codes

HEX	`#643A4E`
RGB	`rgb(100, 58, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 22.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 27%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 42%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 22%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.12, 21.62, -4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.12, 22.03, 348.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.144, 6.286, 7.991)`
Decimal	`6568526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #643A4E, 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 #643A4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#643A4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #643A4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #643a4e; }
.text { color: #643a4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #643a4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 58 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #643a4e, #643b3a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #643A4E?: #643A4E 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 #643A4E?: The RGB value is 100, 58, 78: 100 red, 58 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #643A4E?: The complementary color is #3A6450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #643A4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.