What color is #62001E?

#62001E is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merguez. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62001E?

The RGB value is 98, 0, 30: 98 red, 0 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62001E?

The complementary color is #006244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62001E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62001E color

#62001E rgb(98, 0, 30)

Shades of red

The hex color #62001E is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 0% green and 11.8% blue (98, 0, 30).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 69% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Merguez (#650021), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.65:1).

#62001E color codes

HEX	`#62001E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 0, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 0%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 100%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 69%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.76, 40.85, 12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.76, 42.66, 16.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.272, 2.691, 1.47)`
Decimal	`6422558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62001E, 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 #62001E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#62001E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #62001E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62001e; }
.text { color: #62001e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62001e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 0 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62001e, #621300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #62001E?: #62001E is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merguez. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62001E?: The RGB value is 98, 0, 30: 98 red, 0 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62001E?: The complementary color is #006244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62001E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.