What color is #624D48?

#624D48 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #624D48?

The RGB value is 98, 77, 72: 98 red, 77 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #624D48?

The complementary color is #485D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #624D48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#624D48 color

#624D48 rgb(98, 77, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #624D48 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 30.2% green and 28.2% blue (98, 77, 72).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 15% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 27% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Lynx (#604D47), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#624D48 color codes

HEX	`#624D48`
RGB	`rgb(98, 77, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 30.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 15%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 27%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 27%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.75, 7.98, 6.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.75, 10.18, 38.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.861, 8.373, 7.279)`
Decimal	`6442312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #624D48, 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 #624D48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#624D48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #624D48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #624d48; }
.text { color: #624d48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #624d48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 77 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #624d48, #625a48); }

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Questions

What color is #624D48?: #624D48 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #624D48?: The RGB value is 98, 77, 72: 98 red, 77 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #624D48?: The complementary color is #485D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #624D48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.