What color is #62581B?

#62581B is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62581B?

The RGB value is 98, 88, 27: 98 red, 88 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62581B?

The complementary color is #1B2562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62581B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62581B color

#62581B rgb(98, 88, 27)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #62581B is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 34.5% green and 10.6% blue (98, 88, 27).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 57% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 72% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#62581B color codes

HEX	`#62581B`
RGB	`rgb(98, 88, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 34.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 57%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 72%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 72%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.22, -3.83, 35.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.22, 35.57, 96.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.725, 9.656, 2.441)`
Decimal	`6445083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62581B, 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 #62581B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#62581B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #62581B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62581b; }
.text { color: #62581b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62581b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 88 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62581b, #49621b); }

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Questions

What color is #62581B?: #62581B is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62581B?: The RGB value is 98, 88, 27: 98 red, 88 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62581B?: The complementary color is #1B2562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62581B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.