What color is #62533C?

#62533C 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 #62533C?

The RGB value is 98, 83, 60: 98 red, 83 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62533C?

The complementary color is #3C4B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62533C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62533C color

#62533C rgb(98, 83, 60)

Shades of brown

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 32.5% green and 23.5% blue (98, 83, 60).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 24% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 39% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#62533C color codes

HEX	`#62533C`
RGB	`rgb(98, 83, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 32.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 24%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 39%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 39%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.19, 2.46, 15.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.19, 15.98, 81.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.946, 9.11, 5.561)`
Decimal	`6443836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62533C, 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 #62533C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#62533C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #62533C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62533c; }
.text { color: #62533c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62533c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 83 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62533c, #5e623c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #62533C?: #62533C 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 #62533C?: The RGB value is 98, 83, 60: 98 red, 83 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62533C?: The complementary color is #3C4B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62533C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.