What color is #643B00?

#643B00 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Very Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #643B00?

The RGB value is 100, 59, 0: 100 red, 59 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #643B00?

The complementary color is #002964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #643B00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#643B00 color

#643B00 rgb(100, 59, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #643B00 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 23.1% green and 0% blue (100, 59, 0).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 100% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Very Coffee (#664411), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#643B00 color codes

HEX	`#643B00`
RGB	`rgb(100, 59, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 23.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 100%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 100%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29, 13.81, 39.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29, 41.39, 70.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.82, 5.838, 0.768)`
Decimal	`6568704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #643B00, 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 #643B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#643B00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #643B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #643b00; }
.text { color: #643b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #643b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 59 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #643b00, #5b6400); }

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Questions

What color is #643B00?: #643B00 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Very Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #643B00?: The RGB value is 100, 59, 0: 100 red, 59 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #643B00?: The complementary color is #002964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #643B00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.