What color is #644631?

#644631 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buckeye. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #644631?

The RGB value is 100, 70, 49: 100 red, 70 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644631?

The complementary color is #314F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644631?

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.

#644631 color

#644631 rgb(100, 70, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #644631 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 27.5% green and 19.2% blue (100, 70, 49).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 34% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 51% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Buckeye (#674834), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#644631 color codes

HEX	`#644631`
RGB	`rgb(100, 70, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 27.5%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 34%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 51%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 51%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.51, 10.05, 17.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.51, 20.38, 60.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8, 7.312, 3.895)`
Decimal	`6571569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644631, 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 #644631	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644631 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 #644631 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644631; }
.text { color: #644631; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644631; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 70 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644631, #646031); }

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Questions

What color is #644631?: #644631 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buckeye. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #644631?: The RGB value is 100, 70, 49: 100 red, 70 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644631?: The complementary color is #314F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644631?: 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.