What color is #624A51?

#624A51 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #624A51?

The RGB value is 98, 74, 81: 98 red, 74 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #624A51?

The complementary color is #4A625B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #624A51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#624A51 color

#624A51 rgb(98, 74, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #624A51 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 29% green and 31.8% blue (98, 74, 81).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 14% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 17% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#624A51 color codes

HEX	`#624A51`
RGB	`rgb(98, 74, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 29%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 14%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 24%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 17%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.17, 11.42, -0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.17, 11.42, 358.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.971, 8.089, 8.872)`
Decimal	`6441553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #624A51, 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 #624A51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#624A51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #624A51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #624a51; }
.text { color: #624a51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #624a51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 74 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #624a51, #624f4a); }

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Questions

What color is #624A51?: #624A51 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #624A51?: The RGB value is 98, 74, 81: 98 red, 74 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #624A51?: The complementary color is #4A625B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #624A51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.