What color is #644B4E?

#644B4E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #644B4E?

The RGB value is 100, 75, 78: 100 red, 75 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644B4E?

The complementary color is #4B6461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644B4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644B4E color

#644B4E rgb(100, 75, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #644B4E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 29.4% green and 30.6% blue (100, 75, 78).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 14% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 22% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#644B4E color codes

HEX	`#644B4E`
RGB	`rgb(100, 75, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 29.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 14%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 25%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 22%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.58, 11.1, 2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.58, 11.34, 11.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.147, 8.292, 8.325)`
Decimal	`6572878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644B4E, 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 #644B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #644B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644b4e; }
.text { color: #644b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 75 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644b4e, #64554b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #644B4E?: #644B4E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #644B4E?: The RGB value is 100, 75, 78: 100 red, 75 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644B4E?: The complementary color is #4B6461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644B4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.