What color is #644755?

#644755 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 #644755?

The RGB value is 100, 71, 85: 100 red, 71 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644755?

The complementary color is #476456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644755?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644755 color

#644755 rgb(100, 71, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #644755 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 27.8% green and 33.3% blue (100, 71, 85).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 17% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 15% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#644755 color codes

HEX	`#644755`
RGB	`rgb(100, 71, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 27.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 17%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 29%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 15%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.72, 14.85, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.72, 15.24, 347.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.148, 7.872, 9.63)`
Decimal	`6571861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644755, 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 #644755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #644755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644755; }
.text { color: #644755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 71 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644755, #644847); }

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Questions

What color is #644755?: #644755 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 #644755?: The RGB value is 100, 71, 85: 100 red, 71 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644755?: The complementary color is #476456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644755?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.