What color is #643C49?

#643C49 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #643C49?

The RGB value is 100, 60, 73: 100 red, 60 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #643C49?

The complementary color is #3C6457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #643C49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#643C49 color

#643C49 rgb(100, 60, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #643C49 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 23.5% green and 28.6% blue (100, 60, 73).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 25% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 27% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#643C49 color codes

HEX	`#643C49`
RGB	`rgb(100, 60, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 23.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 25%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 40%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 27%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.45, 19.56, -0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.45, 19.57, 358.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.074, 6.423, 7.116)`
Decimal	`6569033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #643C49, 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 #643C49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#643C49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #643C49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #643c49; }
.text { color: #643c49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #643c49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 60 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #643c49, #64433c); }

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Questions

What color is #643C49?: #643C49 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #643C49?: The RGB value is 100, 60, 73: 100 red, 60 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #643C49?: The complementary color is #3C6457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #643C49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.