What color is #64485A?

#64485A 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 #64485A?

The RGB value is 100, 72, 90: 100 red, 72 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64485A?

The complementary color is #486452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64485A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64485A color

#64485A rgb(100, 72, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #64485A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 28.2% green and 35.3% blue (100, 72, 90).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 16% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 10% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#64485A color codes

HEX	`#64485A`
RGB	`rgb(100, 72, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 28.2%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 16%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 28%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 10%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.15, 15.19, -5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.15, 16.3, 338.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.418, 8.083, 10.735)`
Decimal	`6572122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64485A, 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 #64485A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#64485A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #64485A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64485a; }
.text { color: #64485a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64485a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 72 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64485a, #64484c); }

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Questions

What color is #64485A?: #64485A 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 #64485A?: The RGB value is 100, 72, 90: 100 red, 72 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64485A?: The complementary color is #486452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64485A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.