What color is #62422B?

#62422B is a dark, desaturated orange known as Irish Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Irish Coffee?

The RGB value is 98, 66, 43: 98 red, 66 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Irish Coffee?

The complementary color is #2B4B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62422B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Irish Coffee color: hex code #62422B

#62422B rgb(98, 66, 43)

Shades of brown

Irish Coffee has the hex code #62422B. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 25.9% green and 16.9% blue (98, 66, 43).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 39% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 56% yellow and 62% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

Irish Coffee (#62422B) color codes

HEX	`#62422B`
RGB	`rgb(98, 66, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 25.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 39%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 56%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 56%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.04, 10.96, 19.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.04, 22.37, 60.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.422, 6.668, 3.181)`
Decimal	`6439467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Irish Coffee, 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 #62422B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#62422B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #62422B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62422b; }
.text { color: #62422b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62422b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 66 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62422b, #625e2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #62422B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #62422B?: #62422B is a dark, desaturated orange known as Irish Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Irish Coffee?: The RGB value is 98, 66, 43: 98 red, 66 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Irish Coffee?: The complementary color is #2B4B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62422B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.