What color is #643C36?

#643C36 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #643C36?

The RGB value is 100, 60, 54: 100 red, 60 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #643C36?

The complementary color is #365E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #643C36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#643C36 color

#643C36 rgb(100, 60, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #643C36 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 23.5% green and 21.2% blue (100, 60, 54).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 30% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 46% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Brunette (#664238), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#643C36 color codes

HEX	`#643C36`
RGB	`rgb(100, 60, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 23.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 30%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 46%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 46%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.93, 16.84, 11.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.93, 20.19, 33.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.538, 6.208, 4.291)`
Decimal	`6569014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #643C36, 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 #643C36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#643C36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #643C36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #643c36; }
.text { color: #643c36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #643c36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 60 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #643c36, #645336); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #643C36?: #643C36 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #643C36?: The RGB value is 100, 60, 54: 100 red, 60 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #643C36?: The complementary color is #365E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #643C36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.