What color is #62503E?

#62503E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62503E?

The RGB value is 98, 80, 62: 98 red, 80 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62503E?

The complementary color is #3E5062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62503E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62503E color

#62503E rgb(98, 80, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #62503E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 31.4% green and 24.3% blue (98, 80, 62).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 23% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 37% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#62503E color codes

HEX	`#62503E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 80, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 31.4%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 23%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 37%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 37%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.37, 4.58, 13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.37, 14.2, 71.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.775, 8.682, 5.77)`
Decimal	`6443070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62503E, 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 #62503E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#62503E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #62503E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62503e; }
.text { color: #62503e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62503e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 80 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62503e, #62623e); }

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Questions

What color is #62503E?: #62503E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62503E?: The RGB value is 98, 80, 62: 98 red, 80 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62503E?: The complementary color is #3E5062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62503E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.