What color is #62313A?

#62313A 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 #62313A?

The RGB value is 98, 49, 58: 98 red, 49 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62313A?

The complementary color is #316259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62313A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62313A color

#62313A rgb(98, 49, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #62313A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 19.2% green and 22.7% blue (98, 49, 58).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 33% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 41% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Truffle (#612E32), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#62313A color codes

HEX	`#62313A`
RGB	`rgb(98, 49, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 19.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 33%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 50%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 41%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.02, 23.16, 4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.02, 23.57, 10.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.899, 5.099, 4.623)`
Decimal	`6435130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62313A, 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 #62313A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#62313A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #62313A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62313a; }
.text { color: #62313a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62313a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 49 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62313a, #624131); }

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Questions

What color is #62313A?: #62313A 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 #62313A?: The RGB value is 98, 49, 58: 98 red, 49 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62313A?: The complementary color is #316259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62313A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.