What color is #644F5A?

#644F5A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #644F5A?

The RGB value is 100, 79, 90: 100 red, 79 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #644F5A?

The complementary color is #4F6459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #644F5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#644F5A color

#644F5A rgb(100, 79, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #644F5A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 31% green and 35.3% blue (100, 79, 90).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 10% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#644F5A color codes

HEX	`#644F5A`
RGB	`rgb(100, 79, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 31%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 21%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 10%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.06, 10.83, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.06, 11.26, 344.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.897, 9.04, 10.894)`
Decimal	`6573914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #644F5A, 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 #644F5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#644F5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #644F5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #644f5a; }
.text { color: #644f5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #644f5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 79 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #644f5a, #644f50); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #644F5A?: #644F5A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #644F5A?: The RGB value is 100, 79, 90: 100 red, 79 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #644F5A?: The complementary color is #4F6459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #644F5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.