What color is #62364E?

#62364E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62364E?

The RGB value is 98, 54, 78: 98 red, 54 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62364E?

The complementary color is #36624A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62364E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62364E color

#62364E rgb(98, 54, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #62364E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 21.2% green and 30.6% blue (98, 54, 78).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 29% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 20% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#62364E color codes

HEX	`#62364E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 54, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 21.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 29%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 45%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 20%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.86, 23.26, -6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.86, 24.05, 345.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.731, 5.786, 7.916)`
Decimal	`6436430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62364E, 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 #62364E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#62364E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #62364E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62364e; }
.text { color: #62364e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62364e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 54 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62364e, #623638); }

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Questions

What color is #62364E?: #62364E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62364E?: The RGB value is 98, 54, 78: 98 red, 54 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62364E?: The complementary color is #36624A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62364E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.