What color is #62072D?

#62072D is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62072D?

The RGB value is 98, 7, 45: 98 red, 7 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62072D?

The complementary color is #07623C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62072D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62072D color

#62072D rgb(98, 7, 45)

Shades of red

The hex color #62072D is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 2.7% green and 17.6% blue (98, 7, 45).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 87% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 93% magenta, 54% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Plum Cheese (#670728), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#62072D color codes

HEX	`#62072D`
RGB	`rgb(98, 7, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 2.7%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 87%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 93%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 93%, 54%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.8, 40.11, 3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.8, 40.22, 4.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.587, 2.939, 2.755)`
Decimal	`6424365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62072D, 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 #62072D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#62072D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #62072D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62072d; }
.text { color: #62072d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62072d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 7 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62072d, #620f07); }

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Questions

What color is #62072D?: #62072D is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62072D?: The RGB value is 98, 7, 45: 98 red, 7 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62072D?: The complementary color is #07623C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62072D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.