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#62421D Color

#62421D is rgb(98, 66, 29) in RGB, hsl(32, 54%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 70%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Brown (#654321), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.82. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#62421D
HEX#62421D
RGBrgb(98, 66, 29)
HSLhsl(32, 54%, 25%)
HSVhsv(32, 70%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 70%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(40.7% 0.068 67.7)
LABlab(31.11% 11.32 27.76)
LCHlch(31.11% 29.98 67.81)

What #62421D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #62421D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#62421D Channel Values

How #62421D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 98 · G 66 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 54% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 70% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 70% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.07:1 vs white · 2.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #62421D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #62421D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #62421D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #62421D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #62421D.

How #62421D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#62421D
Protanopia#49491D
Protanomaly#54461D
Deuteranopia#4E4E1A
Deuteranomaly#574A1B
Tritanopia#643F3F
Tritanomaly#634034
Achromatopsia#494949

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #62421D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-62421d: #62421D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #62421D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-62421d': '#62421D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.384, green: 0.259, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_62421d">#62421D</color>
SVG fillfill="#62421D"

More Brown Colors

#62421D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#62421D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #62421D?

#62421D is a dark brown — rgb(98, 66, 29) in RGB and hsl(32, 54%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Brown (#654321), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.82.

What is the RGB value of #62421D?

#62421D is rgb(98, 66, 29) — red 98, green 66, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #62421D?

#62421D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 70%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #62421D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #62421D scores 9.07:1 against white and 2.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #62421D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #62421D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 22.76, which is visibly different.

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