What color is #644F3F?

#644F3F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #644F3F?

The RGB value is 100, 79, 63: 100 red, 79 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644F3F?

The complementary color is #3F5464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644F3F?

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.

#644F3F color

#644F3F rgb(100, 79, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #644F3F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 31% green and 24.7% blue (100, 79, 63).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 23% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 37% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco (#684F3C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#644F3F color codes

HEX	`#644F3F`
RGB	`rgb(100, 79, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 31%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 23%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 37%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 37%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.32, 6.25, 12.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.32, 14.24, 63.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.949, 8.661, 5.902)`
Decimal	`6573887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644F3F, 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 #644F3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644F3F 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 #644F3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644f3f; }
.text { color: #644f3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644f3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 79 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644f3f, #64623f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #644F3F?: #644F3F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #644F3F?: The RGB value is 100, 79, 63: 100 red, 79 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644F3F?: The complementary color is #3F5464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644F3F?: 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.