What color is #643B38?

#643B38 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #643B38?

The RGB value is 100, 59, 56: 100 red, 59 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #643B38?

The complementary color is #386164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #643B38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#643B38 color

#643B38 rgb(100, 59, 56)

Shades of red

The hex color #643B38 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 23.1% green and 22% blue (100, 59, 56).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 28% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 44% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Hot Chocolate (#683939), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#643B38 color codes

HEX	`#643B38`
RGB	`rgb(100, 59, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 23.1%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 28%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 44%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 44%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.72, 17.7, 9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.72, 20.12, 28.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.534, 6.123, 4.526)`
Decimal	`6568760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #643B38, 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 #643B38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#643B38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #643B38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #643b38; }
.text { color: #643b38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #643b38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 59 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #643b38, #645138); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #643B38?: #643B38 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #643B38?: The RGB value is 100, 59, 56: 100 red, 59 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #643B38?: The complementary color is #386164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #643B38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.