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#642e2f color: Rookwood Red

#642e2f is rgb(100, 46, 47) in RGB and oklch(37.454% 0.07816 20.403) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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359°
100%

37.5%
0.078
20°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • taupe-700
  • Black 61%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
1.97:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #642e2f

#642e2f is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 37.5% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 20°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.64:1 contrast and black text 1.97:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Rookwood Red (#622f2d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-700.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #642e2f mixed with white

  1. 642e2f
  2. 744141
  3. 835554
  4. 936868
  5. a27d7c
  6. b29190
  7. c1a7a6
  8. d1bcbb
  9. e0d2d1
  10. efe8e8

Darker: #642e2f mixed with black

  1. 642e2f
  2. 562727
  3. 481f20
  4. 3b1819
  5. 2e1212
  6. 220b0c
  7. 160606
  8. 0b0203
  9. 030101
  10. 000000

Calmer: #642e2f with less saturation

  1. 642e2f
  2. 613031
  3. 5e3333
  4. 5b3535
  5. 573736
  6. 543938
  7. 503a3a
  8. 4d3c3c
  9. 493e3d
  10. 453f3f

Questions about #642e2f

What color is #642e2f?

#642e2f is soft dark red. The closest named color is Rookwood Red. In RGB it is rgb(100, 46, 47), in HSL hsl(358.89, 36.99%, 28.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.454% 0.07816 20.403).

What colors go well with #642e2f?

The complementary color of #642e2f is #004d51. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f2e46 and #613316. The triadic partners are #284b21 and #28406a.

Is white or black text more readable on #642e2f?

White text reads better on #642e2f: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and black gives 1.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #642e2f a warm or cool color?

#642e2f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 20 degrees, its lightness 37.5% and its chroma 0.078.