What color is #62393E?

#62393E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62393E?

The RGB value is 98, 57, 62: 98 red, 57 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62393E?

The complementary color is #39625D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62393E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62393E color

#62393E rgb(98, 57, 62)

Shades of red

The hex color #62393E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 22.4% green and 24.3% blue (98, 57, 62).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 26% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 37% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#62393E color codes

HEX	`#62393E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 57, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 22.4%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 26%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 42%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 37%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.09, 18.88, 4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.09, 19.45, 13.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.37, 5.871, 5.302)`
Decimal	`6437182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62393E, 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 #62393E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#62393E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #62393E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62393e; }
.text { color: #62393e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62393e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 57 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62393e, #624939); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #62393E?: #62393E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62393E?: The RGB value is 98, 57, 62: 98 red, 57 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62393E?: The complementary color is #39625D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62393E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.