What color is #644448?

#644448 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #644448?

The RGB value is 100, 68, 72: 100 red, 68 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644448?

The complementary color is #446460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644448?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644448 color

#644448 rgb(100, 68, 72)

Shades of red

The hex color #644448 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 26.7% green and 28.2% blue (100, 68, 72).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 19% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 28% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#644448 color codes

HEX	`#644448`
RGB	`rgb(100, 68, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 26.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 19%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 32%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 28%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.51, 14.45, 3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.51, 14.79, 12.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.493, 7.312, 7.094)`
Decimal	`6571080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644448, 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 #644448	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644448 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #644448 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644448; }
.text { color: #644448; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644448; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 68 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644448, #645044); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #644448?: #644448 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #644448?: The RGB value is 100, 68, 72: 100 red, 68 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644448?: The complementary color is #446460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644448?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.