What color is #623E3F?

#623E3F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #623E3F?

The RGB value is 98, 62, 63: 98 red, 62 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #623E3F?

The complementary color is #3E6261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #623E3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#623E3F color

#623E3F rgb(98, 62, 63)

Shades of red

The hex color #623E3F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 24.3% green and 24.7% blue (98, 62, 63).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 23% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 36% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#623E3F color codes

HEX	`#623E3F`
RGB	`rgb(98, 62, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 24.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 23%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 37%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 36%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.4, 15.93, 5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.4, 17, 20.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.657, 6.401, 5.534)`
Decimal	`6438463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #623E3F, 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 #623E3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#623E3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #623E3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #623e3f; }
.text { color: #623e3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #623e3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 62 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #623e3f, #624f3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #623E3F?: #623E3F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #623E3F?: The RGB value is 98, 62, 63: 98 red, 62 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #623E3F?: The complementary color is #3E6261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #623E3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.