What color is #62533B?

#62533B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62533B?

The RGB value is 98, 83, 59: 98 red, 83 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62533B?

The complementary color is #3B4A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62533B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62533B color

#62533B rgb(98, 83, 59)

Shades of brown

The hex color #62533B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 32.5% green and 23.1% blue (98, 83, 59).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 25% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 40% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#62533B color codes

HEX	`#62533B`
RGB	`rgb(98, 83, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 32.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 25%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 40%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 40%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.17, 2.33, 16.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.17, 16.53, 81.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.92, 9.099, 5.423)`
Decimal	`6443835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62533B, 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 #62533B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#62533B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #62533B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62533b; }
.text { color: #62533b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62533b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 83 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62533b, #5e623b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #62533B?: #62533B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62533B?: The RGB value is 98, 83, 59: 98 red, 83 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62533B?: The complementary color is #3B4A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62533B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.