What color is #643B3D?

#643B3D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #643B3D?

The RGB value is 100, 59, 61: 100 red, 59 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #643B3D?

The complementary color is #3B6462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #643B3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#643B3D color

#643B3D rgb(100, 59, 61)

Shades of red

The hex color #643B3D is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 23.1% green and 23.9% blue (100, 59, 61).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 26% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 39% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#643B3D color codes

HEX	`#643B3D`
RGB	`rgb(100, 59, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 23.1%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 26%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 41%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 39%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.85, 18.37, 6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.85, 19.48, 19.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.662, 6.175, 5.202)`
Decimal	`6568765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #643B3D, 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 #643B3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#643B3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #643B3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #643b3d; }
.text { color: #643b3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #643b3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 59 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #643b3d, #644e3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #643B3D?: #643B3D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #643B3D?: The RGB value is 100, 59, 61: 100 red, 59 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #643B3D?: The complementary color is #3B6462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #643B3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.