What color is #624E31?

#624E31 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #624E31?

The RGB value is 98, 78, 49: 98 red, 78 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #624E31?

The complementary color is #314562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #624E31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#624E31 color

#624E31 rgb(98, 78, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #624E31 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 30.6% green and 19.2% blue (98, 78, 49).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 33% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 50% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#624E31 color codes

HEX	`#624E31`
RGB	`rgb(98, 78, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 30.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 33%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 50%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 50%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.53, 4.15, 20.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.53, 20.72, 78.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.316, 8.268, 4.063)`
Decimal	`6442545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #624E31, 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 #624E31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#624E31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #624E31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #624e31; }
.text { color: #624e31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #624e31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 78 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #624e31, #5e6231); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #624E31?: #624E31 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #624E31?: The RGB value is 98, 78, 49: 98 red, 78 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #624E31?: The complementary color is #314562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #624E31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.