Colour
#623C38
- #623C38
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#623C38 is a red with RGB values 98, 60, 56 and HSL 6°, 27%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#623C38#623C38
HEX#623C38
RGBrgb(98, 60, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.2353, 0.2196
RGB percentages38.4%, 23.5%, 22%
HSLhsl(5.7, 27.3%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.7, 42.9%, 38.4%)
CMYK0%, 38.8%, 42.9%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,437,944
CSS custom property--colour: #623C38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#9DC3C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#385E62
Analogous#623849, #625138
Triadic#38623C, #3C3862
Split complementary#386251, #384962
Tetradic#496238, #385E62, #513862
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R98
G60
B56
Red98 (38.4%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue5.71°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 62 · G 3C · B 38
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