What color is #644A46?

#644A46 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #644A46?

The RGB value is 100, 74, 70: 100 red, 74 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644A46?

The complementary color is #466064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644A46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644A46 color

#644A46 rgb(100, 74, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #644A46 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 29% green and 27.5% blue (100, 74, 70).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 18% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 30% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Liver (#654A46), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#644A46 color codes

HEX	`#644A46`
RGB	`rgb(100, 74, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 29%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 18%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 30%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 30%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.09, 10.39, 6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.09, 12.36, 32.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.81, 8.05, 6.883)`
Decimal	`6572614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644A46, 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 #644A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #644A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644a46; }
.text { color: #644a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 74 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644a46, #645946); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #644A46?: #644A46 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #644A46?: The RGB value is 100, 74, 70: 100 red, 74 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644A46?: The complementary color is #466064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644A46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.