What color is #622400?

#622400 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Roastery. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #622400?

The RGB value is 98, 36, 0: 98 red, 36 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #622400?

The complementary color is #003E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #622400?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#622400 color

#622400 rgb(98, 36, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #622400 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 14.1% green and 0% blue (98, 36, 0).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 100% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Roastery (#692302), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#622400 color codes

HEX	`#622400`
RGB	`rgb(98, 36, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 14.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 100%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 100%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.2, 26.38, 33.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.2, 42.73, 51.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.669, 3.859, 0.446)`
Decimal	`6431744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #622400, 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 #622400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#622400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #622400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #622400; }
.text { color: #622400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #622400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 36 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #622400, #625500); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #622400?: #622400 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Roastery. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #622400?: The RGB value is 98, 36, 0: 98 red, 36 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #622400?: The complementary color is #003E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #622400?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.