What color is #624F4C?

#624F4C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #624F4C?

The RGB value is 98, 79, 76: 98 red, 79 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #624F4C?

The complementary color is #4C5F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #624F4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#624F4C color

#624F4C rgb(98, 79, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #624F4C is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 31% green and 29.8% blue (98, 79, 76).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 13% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 22% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Mustang (#5E4A47), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#624F4C color codes

HEX	`#624F4C`
RGB	`rgb(98, 79, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 31%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 13%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 22%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 22%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.42, 7.41, 4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.42, 8.81, 32.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.138, 8.711, 8.036)`
Decimal	`6442828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #624F4C, 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 #624F4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#624F4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #624F4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #624f4c; }
.text { color: #624f4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #624f4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 79 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #624f4c, #625a4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #624F4C?: #624F4C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #624F4C?: The RGB value is 98, 79, 76: 98 red, 79 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #624F4C?: The complementary color is #4C5F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #624F4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.