What color is #623F3A?

#623F3A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #623F3A?

The RGB value is 98, 63, 58: 98 red, 63 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #623F3A?

The complementary color is #3A5D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #623F3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#623F3A color

#623F3A rgb(98, 63, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #623F3A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 24.7% green and 22.7% blue (98, 63, 58).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 26% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 41% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Brunette (#664238), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#623F3A color codes

HEX	`#623F3A`
RGB	`rgb(98, 63, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 24.7%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 26%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 41%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 41%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.54, 14.61, 9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.54, 17.34, 32.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.579, 6.458, 4.849)`
Decimal	`6438714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #623F3A, 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 #623F3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#623F3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #623F3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #623f3a; }
.text { color: #623f3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #623f3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 63 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #623f3a, #62533a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #623F3A?: #623F3A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #623F3A?: The RGB value is 98, 63, 58: 98 red, 63 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #623F3A?: The complementary color is #3A5D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #623F3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.