What color is #644444?

#644444 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 #644444?

The RGB value is 100, 68, 68: 100 red, 68 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644444?

The complementary color is #446464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644444?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644444 color

#644444 rgb(100, 68, 68)

Shades of red

The hex color #644444 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 26.7% green and 26.7% blue (100, 68, 68).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 19% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 32% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#644444 color codes

HEX	`#644444`
RGB	`rgb(100, 68, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 26.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 19%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 32%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 32%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.39, 13.82, 5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.39, 14.9, 21.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.366, 7.261, 6.429)`
Decimal	`6571076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644444, 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 #644444	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644444 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #644444 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644444; }
.text { color: #644444; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644444; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 68 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644444, #645444); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #644444?: #644444 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 #644444?: The RGB value is 100, 68, 68: 100 red, 68 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644444?: The complementary color is #446464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644444?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.