What color is #644C2E?

#644C2E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #644C2E?

The RGB value is 100, 76, 46: 100 red, 76 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644C2E?

The complementary color is #2E4664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644C2E?

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.

#644C2E color

#644C2E rgb(100, 76, 46)

Shades of brown

The hex color #644C2E is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 29.8% green and 18% blue (100, 76, 46).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 37% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 54% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#644C2E color codes

HEX	`#644C2E`
RGB	`rgb(100, 76, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 29.8%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 37%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 54%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 54%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.14, 6, 21.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.14, 22.46, 74.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.333, 8.076, 3.704)`
Decimal	`6573102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644C2E, 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 #644C2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644C2E 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 #644C2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644c2e; }
.text { color: #644c2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644c2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 76 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644c2e, #61642e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #644C2E?: #644C2E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #644C2E?: The RGB value is 100, 76, 46: 100 red, 76 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644C2E?: The complementary color is #2E4664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644C2E?: 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.