What color is #62620E?

#62620E is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62620E?

The RGB value is 98, 98, 14: 98 red, 98 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62620E?

The complementary color is #0E0E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62620E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62620E color

#62620E rgb(98, 98, 14)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #62620E is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 38.4% green and 5.5% blue (98, 98, 14).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 75% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 86% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Serrano Pepper (#556600), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#62620E color codes

HEX	`#62620E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 98, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 38.4%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 75%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 86%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 86%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.19, -10.27, 43.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.19, 44.37, 103.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.484, 11.364, 2.109)`
Decimal	`6447630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62620E, 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 #62620E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62620E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #62620E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62620e; }
.text { color: #62620e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62620e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 98 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62620e, #38620e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #62620E?: #62620E is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62620E?: The RGB value is 98, 98, 14: 98 red, 98 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62620E?: The complementary color is #0E0E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62620E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.