What color is #62332C?

#62332C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hairy Heath. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62332C?

The RGB value is 98, 51, 44: 98 red, 51 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62332C?

The complementary color is #2C5B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62332C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62332C color

#62332C rgb(98, 51, 44)

Shades of brown

The hex color #62332C is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 20% green and 17.3% blue (98, 51, 44).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 38% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 55% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Hairy Heath (#633528), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#62332C color codes

HEX	`#62332C`
RGB	`rgb(98, 51, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 20%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 38%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 55%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 55%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.15, 20.31, 13.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.15, 24.57, 34.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.676, 5.147, 3.024)`
Decimal	`6435628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62332C, 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 #62332C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#62332C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #62332C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62332c; }
.text { color: #62332c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62332c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 51 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62332c, #624e2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #62332C?: #62332C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hairy Heath. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62332C?: The RGB value is 98, 51, 44: 98 red, 51 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62332C?: The complementary color is #2C5B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62332C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.