What color is #64513F?

#64513F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64513F?

The RGB value is 100, 81, 63: 100 red, 81 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64513F?

The complementary color is #3F5264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64513F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64513F color

#64513F rgb(100, 81, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #64513F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 31.8% green and 24.7% blue (100, 81, 63).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 23% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 37% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#64513F color codes

HEX	`#64513F`
RGB	`rgb(100, 81, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 31.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 23%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 37%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 37%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.89, 5.02, 13.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.89, 14.47, 69.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.095, 8.953, 5.951)`
Decimal	`6574399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64513F, 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 #64513F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#64513F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #64513F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64513f; }
.text { color: #64513f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64513f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 81 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64513f, #64633f); }

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Questions

What color is #64513F?: #64513F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64513F?: The RGB value is 100, 81, 63: 100 red, 81 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64513F?: The complementary color is #3F5264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64513F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.