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#62544B Color

#62544B is rgb(98, 84, 75) in RGB, hsl(23, 13%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 23%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Walnut (#5C5248), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#62544B
HEX#62544B
RGBrgb(98, 84, 75)
HSLhsl(23, 13%, 34%)
HSVhsv(23, 23%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 23%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(45.7% 0.023 54.7)
LABlab(36.93% 4.77 7.52)
LCHlch(36.93% 8.91 57.61)

What #62544B 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 #62544B, 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.

#62544B Channel Values

How #62544B 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 84 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 13% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 23% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 23% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.27:1 vs white · 2.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #62544B 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 text7.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #62544B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #62544B; 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 #62544B

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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How #62544B 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#62544B
Protanopia#57574B
Protanomaly#5B564B
Deuteranopia#59594B
Deuteranomaly#5D574B
Tritanopia#635353
Tritanomaly#635350
Achromatopsia#575757

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #62544B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-62544b: #62544B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #62544B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-62544b': '#62544B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.384, green: 0.329, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_62544b">#62544B</color>
SVG fillfill="#62544B"

More Brown Colors

#62544B sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#62544B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #62544B?

#62544B is a dark brown — rgb(98, 84, 75) in RGB and hsl(23, 13%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Walnut (#5C5248), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.28.

What is the RGB value of #62544B?

#62544B is rgb(98, 84, 75) — red 98, green 84, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #62544B?

#62544B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 23%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #62544B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #62544B scores 7.27:1 against white and 2.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #62544B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #62544B 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 11.64, which is visibly different.

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