What color is #644240?

#644240 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #644240?

The RGB value is 100, 66, 64: 100 red, 66 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644240?

The complementary color is #406264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644240?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644240 color

#644240 rgb(100, 66, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #644240 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 25.9% green and 25.1% blue (100, 66, 64).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 22% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 36% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#644240 color codes

HEX	`#644240`
RGB	`rgb(100, 66, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 25.9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 22%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 36%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 36%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.75, 14.46, 7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.75, 16.17, 26.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.129, 6.976, 5.768)`
Decimal	`6570560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644240, 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 #644240	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644240 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #644240 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644240; }
.text { color: #644240; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644240; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 66 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644240, #645440); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #644240?: #644240 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #644240?: The RGB value is 100, 66, 64: 100 red, 66 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644240?: The complementary color is #406264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644240?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.