What color is #644A50?

#644A50 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #644A50?

The RGB value is 100, 74, 80: 100 red, 74 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644A50?

The complementary color is #4A645E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644A50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644A50 color

#644A50 rgb(100, 74, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #644A50 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 29% green and 31.4% blue (100, 74, 80).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 15% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 20% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#644A50 color codes

HEX	`#644A50`
RGB	`rgb(100, 74, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 29%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 15%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 26%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 20%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.37, 12.07, 0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.37, 12.09, 3.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.152, 8.186, 8.686)`
Decimal	`6572624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644A50, 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 #644A50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644A50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #644A50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644a50; }
.text { color: #644a50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644a50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 74 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644a50, #64514a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #644A50?: #644A50 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #644A50?: The RGB value is 100, 74, 80: 100 red, 74 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644A50?: The complementary color is #4A645E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644A50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.