What color is #644F49?

#644F49 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #644F49?

The RGB value is 100, 79, 73: 100 red, 79 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644F49?

The complementary color is #495E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644F49 color

#644F49 rgb(100, 79, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #644F49 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 31% green and 28.6% blue (100, 79, 73).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 16% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 27% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Lynx (#604D47), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#644F49 color codes

HEX	`#644F49`
RGB	`rgb(100, 79, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 31%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 16%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 27%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 27%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.56, 7.77, 6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.56, 10.38, 41.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.254, 8.783, 7.51)`
Decimal	`6573897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644F49, 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 #644F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #644F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644f49; }
.text { color: #644f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 79 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644f49, #645d49); }

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Questions

What color is #644F49?: #644F49 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #644F49?: The RGB value is 100, 79, 73: 100 red, 79 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644F49?: The complementary color is #495E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.