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#623631

#623631 is a dark, muted red, close to the color Caput Mortuum. In RGB it’s made of 38.4% red, 21.2% green, and 19.2% blue. Its hue is 6°, with 33% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #623631 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#623631
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #623631

What color is #623631?

#623631 is a dark, muted red, close to the color Caput Mortuum. In RGB it’s made of 38.4% red, 21.2% green, and 19.2% blue. Its hue is 6°, with 33% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #623631 in RGB?

#623631 is rgb(98, 54, 49): 98 red, 54 green, and 49 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #623631 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 45, 50, 62). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #623631?

PANTONE 498 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #623631?

Its complement #074A50 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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