What color is #644C34?

#644C34 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Black Power. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #644C34?

The RGB value is 100, 76, 52: 100 red, 76 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644C34?

The complementary color is #344C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644C34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644C34 color

#644C34 rgb(100, 76, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #644C34 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 29.8% green and 20.4% blue (100, 76, 52).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 32% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 48% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Black Power (#654B37), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#644C34 color codes

HEX	`#644C34`
RGB	`rgb(100, 76, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 29.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 32%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 48%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 48%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.25, 6.67, 18.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.25, 19.34, 69.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.46, 8.127, 4.371)`
Decimal	`6573108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644C34, 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 #644C34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644C34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #644C34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644c34; }
.text { color: #644c34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644c34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 76 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644c34, #646434); }

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Questions

What color is #644C34?: #644C34 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Black Power. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #644C34?: The RGB value is 100, 76, 52: 100 red, 76 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644C34?: The complementary color is #344C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644C34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.