What color is #620B15?

#620B15 is a dark, moderate red known as Cherry Picking. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cherry Picking?

The RGB value is 98, 11, 21: 98 red, 11 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cherry Picking?

The complementary color is #0B6258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #620B15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cherry Picking color: hex code #620B15

#620B15 rgb(98, 11, 21)

Shades of red

Cherry Picking has the hex code #620B15. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 4.3% green and 8.2% blue (98, 11, 21).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 80% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 79% yellow and 62% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

Cherry Picking (#620B15) color codes

HEX	`#620B15`
RGB	`rgb(98, 11, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 4.3%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 80%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 89%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 79%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.6, 37.48, 19.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.6, 42.32, 27.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.293, 2.891, 0.989)`
Decimal	`6425365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cherry Picking, 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 #620B15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#620B15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #620B15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #620b15; }
.text { color: #620b15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #620b15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 11 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #620b15, #622d0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

See #620B15 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #620B15?: #620B15 is a dark, moderate red known as Cherry Picking. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cherry Picking?: The RGB value is 98, 11, 21: 98 red, 11 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cherry Picking?: The complementary color is #0B6258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #620B15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.