What color is #644C42?

#644C42 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #644C42?

The RGB value is 100, 76, 66: 100 red, 76 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644C42?

The complementary color is #425A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644C42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644C42 color

#644C42 rgb(100, 76, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #644C42 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 29.8% green and 25.9% blue (100, 76, 66).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 20% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 34% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Lynx (#604D47), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#644C42 color codes

HEX	`#644C42`
RGB	`rgb(100, 76, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 29.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 20%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 34%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 34%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.54, 8.54, 9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.54, 13.04, 49.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.824, 8.272, 6.285)`
Decimal	`6573122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644C42, 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 #644C42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644C42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #644C42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644c42; }
.text { color: #644c42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644c42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 76 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644c42, #645d42); }

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Questions

What color is #644C42?: #644C42 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #644C42?: The RGB value is 100, 76, 66: 100 red, 76 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644C42?: The complementary color is #425A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644C42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.