What color is #644453?

#644453 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #644453?

The RGB value is 100, 68, 83: 100 red, 68 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644453?

The complementary color is #446455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644453?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644453 color

#644453 rgb(100, 68, 83)

Shades of red

The hex color #644453 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 26.7% green and 32.5% blue (100, 68, 83).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 19% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 17% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#644453 color codes

HEX	`#644453`
RGB	`rgb(100, 68, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 26.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 19%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 32%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 17%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.85, 16.35, -3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.85, 16.7, 348.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.884, 7.469, 9.156)`
Decimal	`6571091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644453, 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 #644453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644453 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #644453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644453; }
.text { color: #644453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 68 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644453, #644544); }

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Questions

What color is #644453?: #644453 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #644453?: The RGB value is 100, 68, 83: 100 red, 68 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644453?: The complementary color is #446455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644453?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.