What color is #644E4A?

#644E4A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #644E4A?

The RGB value is 100, 78, 74: 100 red, 78 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644E4A?

The complementary color is #4A6064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644E4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644E4A color

#644E4A rgb(100, 78, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #644E4A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 30.6% green and 29% blue (100, 78, 74).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 15% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 26% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Mustang (#5E4A47), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#644E4A color codes

HEX	`#644E4A`
RGB	`rgb(100, 78, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 30.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 15%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 26%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 26%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.31, 8.55, 5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.31, 10.39, 34.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.216, 8.653, 7.662)`
Decimal	`6573642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644E4A, 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 #644E4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644E4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #644E4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644e4a; }
.text { color: #644e4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644e4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 78 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644e4a, #645b4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #644E4A?: #644E4A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #644E4A?: The RGB value is 100, 78, 74: 100 red, 78 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644E4A?: The complementary color is #4A6064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644E4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.