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#625147 Color

#625147 is rgb(98, 81, 71) in RGB, hsl(22, 16%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 28%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Umber (#635147), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#625147
HEX#625147
RGBrgb(98, 81, 71)
HSLhsl(22, 16%, 33%)
HSVhsv(22, 28%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 28%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(44.9% 0.028 52.2)
LABlab(35.98% 6.03 8.69)
LCHlch(35.98% 10.57 55.22)

What #625147 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 #625147, 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.

#625147 Channel Values

How #625147 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 81 · B 718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 16% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 28% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 17% · Y 28% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.53:1 vs white · 2.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #625147 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 text7.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #625147

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #625147; 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 #625147

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.

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Shades

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How #625147 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#625147
Protanopia#545447
Protanomaly#5A5347
Deuteranopia#575746
Deuteranomaly#5C5547
Tritanopia#635050
Tritanomaly#63504C
Achromatopsia#545454

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #625147 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-625147: #625147;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #625147;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-625147': '#625147' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.384, green: 0.318, blue: 0.278)
Android XML<color name="color_625147">#625147</color>
SVG fillfill="#625147"

More Brown Colors

#625147 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#625147 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #625147?

#625147 is a dark brown — rgb(98, 81, 71) in RGB and hsl(22, 16%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Umber (#635147), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.49.

What is the RGB value of #625147?

#625147 is rgb(98, 81, 71) — red 98, green 81, and blue 71 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #625147?

#625147 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 28%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #625147 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #625147 scores 7.53:1 against white and 2.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #625147 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #625147 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 13.52, which is visibly different.

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