What color is #643E43?

#643E43 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #643E43?

The RGB value is 100, 62, 67: 100 red, 62 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #643E43?

The complementary color is #3E645F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #643E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#643E43 color

#643E43 rgb(100, 62, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #643E43 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 24.3% green and 26.3% blue (100, 62, 67).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 23% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 33% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#643E43 color codes

HEX	`#643E43`
RGB	`rgb(100, 62, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 24.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 23%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 38%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 33%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.78, 17.39, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.78, 17.82, 12.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.992, 6.56, 6.154)`
Decimal	`6569539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #643E43, 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 #643E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#643E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #643E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #643e43; }
.text { color: #643e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #643e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 62 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #643e43, #644c3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #643E43?: #643E43 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #643E43?: The RGB value is 100, 62, 67: 100 red, 62 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #643E43?: The complementary color is #3E645F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #643E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.