What color is #644656?

#644656 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #644656?

The RGB value is 100, 70, 86: 100 red, 70 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644656?

The complementary color is #466454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644656?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644656 color

#644656 rgb(100, 70, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #644656 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 27.5% green and 33.7% blue (100, 70, 86).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 18% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 14% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#644656 color codes

HEX	`#644656`
RGB	`rgb(100, 70, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 27.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 18%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 30%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 14%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.48, 15.67, -4.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.48, 16.27, 344.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.125, 7.762, 9.82)`
Decimal	`6571606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644656, 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 #644656	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644656 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #644656 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644656; }
.text { color: #644656; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644656; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 70 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644656, #644647); }

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Questions

What color is #644656?: #644656 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #644656?: The RGB value is 100, 70, 86: 100 red, 70 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644656?: The complementary color is #466454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644656?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.