What color is #644C4C?

#644C4C 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 #644C4C?

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

What is the complementary color of #644C4C?

The complementary color is #4C6464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644C4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644C4C color

#644C4C rgb(100, 76, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #644C4C is a dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 14% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 24% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#644C4C color codes

HEX	`#644C4C`
RGB	`rgb(100, 76, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 29.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 14%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 24%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.8, 10.13, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.8, 10.86, 21.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.145, 8.4, 7.976)`
Decimal	`6573132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644C4C, 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 #644C4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644C4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #644C4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644c4c; }
.text { color: #644c4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644c4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 76 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644c4c, #64584c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #644C4C?: #644C4C 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 #644C4C?: The RGB value is 100, 76, 76: 100 red, 76 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644C4C?: The complementary color is #4C6464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644C4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.