What color is #624A49?

#624A49 is a dark, grayish red known as Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Chocolate?

The RGB value is 98, 74, 73: 98 red, 74 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Chocolate?

The complementary color is #496162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #624A49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Chocolate color: hex code #624A49

#624A49 rgb(98, 74, 73)

Shades of gray

Dark Chocolate has the hex code #624A49. It is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 29% green and 28.6% blue (98, 74, 73).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 15% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 26% yellow and 62% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

Dark Chocolate (#624A49) color codes

HEX	`#624A49`
RGB	`rgb(98, 74, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 29%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 15%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 26%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 26%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.93, 10.01, 4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.93, 10.99, 24.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.688, 7.976, 7.384)`
Decimal	`6441545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Chocolate, 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 #624A49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#624A49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #624A49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #624a49; }
.text { color: #624a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #624a49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 74 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #624a49, #625749); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

See #624A49 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #624A49?: #624A49 is a dark, grayish red known as Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Chocolate?: The RGB value is 98, 74, 73: 98 red, 74 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Chocolate?: The complementary color is #496162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #624A49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.