What color is #644E64?

#644E64 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #644E64?

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

What is the complementary color of #644E64?

The complementary color is #4E644E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644E64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644E64 color

#644E64 rgb(100, 78, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #644E64 is a dark, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#644E64 color codes

HEX	`#644E64`
RGB	`rgb(100, 78, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 30.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 22%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.13, 13.51, -9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.13, 16.37, 325.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.28, 9.078, 13.265)`
Decimal	`6573668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644E64, 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 #644E64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644E64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #644E64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644e64; }
.text { color: #644e64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644e64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 78 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644e64, #644e59); }

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Questions

What color is #644E64?: #644E64 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #644E64?: The RGB value is 100, 78, 100: 100 red, 78 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644E64?: The complementary color is #4E644E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644E64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.