What color is #643F2A?

#643F2A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Grilled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #643F2A?

The RGB value is 100, 63, 42: 100 red, 63 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #643F2A?

The complementary color is #2A4F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #643F2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#643F2A color

#643F2A rgb(100, 63, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #643F2A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 24.7% green and 16.5% blue (100, 63, 42).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 41% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 58% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Grilled (#633F2E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#643F2A color codes

HEX	`#643F2A`
RGB	`rgb(100, 63, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 24.7%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 41%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 58%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 58%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.48, 13.66, 19.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.48, 23.78, 54.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.451, 6.432, 3.039)`
Decimal	`6569770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #643F2A, 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 #643F2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#643F2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #643F2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #643f2a; }
.text { color: #643f2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #643f2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 63 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #643f2a, #645c2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #643F2A?: #643F2A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Grilled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #643F2A?: The RGB value is 100, 63, 42: 100 red, 63 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #643F2A?: The complementary color is #2A4F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #643F2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.