Palettes / Colors / #643232

#643232 — Muted Red

#643232 is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color SaddleBrown (#8B4513). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: saddlebrown (#8B4513) — not an exact match. CSS saddlebrown gives you #8B4513, a different color; use #643232 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#643232 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #326262; it also sits naturally between #62324A and #624A32. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 39% · Green 20% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 50% · Key 61%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #643232

.text { color: #643232; }
.background { background-color: #643232; }
.border { border: 3px solid #643232; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(100, 50, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 33%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #643232; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(100, 50, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #643232; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(100, 50, 50, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#643232">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#643232">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #326262:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #643232: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #643232

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #643232 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #643232 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #643232?

#643232 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 100, 50, 50). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #643232?

#643232 is RGB 100, 50, 50 — HSL 0°, 33%, 29% — CMYK 0%, 50%, 50%, 61%.

What colors go with #643232?

Its complement is #326262; analogous partners are #62324A and #624A32. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #643232 for text?

White text on #643232 has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.04:1.