What color is #622F38?

#622F38 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #622F38?

The RGB value is 98, 47, 56: 98 red, 47 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #622F38?

The complementary color is #2F6259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #622F38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#622F38 color

#622F38 rgb(98, 47, 56)

Shades of red

The hex color #622F38 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 18.4% green and 22% blue (98, 47, 56).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 35% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 43% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Truffle (#612E32), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#622F38 color codes

HEX	`#622F38`
RGB	`rgb(98, 47, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 18.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 35%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 52%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 43%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.49, 24.08, 4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.49, 24.59, 11.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.768, 4.916, 4.333)`
Decimal	`6434616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #622F38, 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 #622F38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#622F38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #622F38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #622f38; }
.text { color: #622f38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #622f38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 47 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #622f38, #62402f); }

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Questions

What color is #622F38?: #622F38 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #622F38?: The RGB value is 98, 47, 56: 98 red, 47 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #622F38?: The complementary color is #2F6259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #622F38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.