What color is #64533A?

#64533A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64533A?

The RGB value is 100, 83, 58: 100 red, 83 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64533A?

The complementary color is #3A4B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64533A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64533A color

#64533A rgb(100, 83, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #64533A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 32.5% green and 22.7% blue (100, 83, 58).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 27% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 42% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#64533A color codes

HEX	`#64533A`
RGB	`rgb(100, 83, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 32.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 27%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 42%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 42%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.37, 3.11, 17.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.37, 17.55, 79.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.113, 9.202, 5.298)`
Decimal	`6574906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64533A, 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 #64533A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#64533A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #64533A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64533a; }
.text { color: #64533a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64533a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 83 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64533a, #60643a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #64533A?: #64533A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64533A?: The RGB value is 100, 83, 58: 100 red, 83 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64533A?: The complementary color is #3A4B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64533A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.