What color is #62343C?

#62343C 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 #62343C?

The RGB value is 98, 52, 60: 98 red, 52 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62343C?

The complementary color is #34625A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62343C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62343C color

#62343C rgb(98, 52, 60)

Shades of red

The hex color #62343C is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 20.4% green and 23.5% blue (98, 52, 60).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 31% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 39% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Truffle (#612E32), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#62343C color codes

HEX	`#62343C`
RGB	`rgb(98, 52, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 20.4%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 31%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 47%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 39%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.79, 21.64, 4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.79, 22.04, 10.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.081, 5.38, 4.94)`
Decimal	`6435900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62343C, 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 #62343C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#62343C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #62343C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62343c; }
.text { color: #62343c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62343c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 52 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62343c, #624334); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #62343C?: #62343C 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 #62343C?: The RGB value is 98, 52, 60: 98 red, 52 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62343C?: The complementary color is #34625A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62343C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.