What color is #62464F?

#62464F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62464F?

The RGB value is 98, 70, 79: 98 red, 70 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62464F?

The complementary color is #466259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62464F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62464F color

#62464F rgb(98, 70, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #62464F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 27.5% green and 31% blue (98, 70, 79).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 17% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#62464F color codes

HEX	`#62464F`
RGB	`rgb(98, 70, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 27.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 17%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 29%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 19%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.01, 13.55, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.01, 13.57, 357.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.638, 7.542, 8.396)`
Decimal	`6440527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62464F, 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 #62464F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#62464F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #62464F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62464f; }
.text { color: #62464f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62464f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 70 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62464f, #624b46); }

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Questions

What color is #62464F?: #62464F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62464F?: The RGB value is 98, 70, 79: 98 red, 70 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62464F?: The complementary color is #466259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62464F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.