What color is #620E07?

#620E07 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Blood of Zeus. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #620E07?

The RGB value is 98, 14, 7: 98 red, 14 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #620E07?

The complementary color is #075B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #620E07?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#620E07 color

#620E07 rgb(98, 14, 7)

Shades of red

The hex color #620E07 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 5.5% green and 2.7% blue (98, 14, 7).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 87% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 93% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Blood of Zeus (#640F09), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.25:1).

#620E07 color codes

HEX	`#620E07`
RGB	`rgb(98, 14, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 5.5%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 87%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 93%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 93%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.75, 36.12, 27.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.75, 45.12, 36.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.233, 2.927, 0.49)`
Decimal	`6426119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #620E07, 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 #620E07	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#620E07 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.25:1	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 #620E07 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #620e07; }
.text { color: #620e07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #620e07; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 14 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #620e07, #623c07); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #620E07?: #620E07 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Blood of Zeus. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #620E07?: The RGB value is 98, 14, 7: 98 red, 14 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #620E07?: The complementary color is #075B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #620E07?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.