What color is #625C58?

#625C58 is a gray known as Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Caveman?

The RGB value is 98, 92, 88: 98 red, 92 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Caveman?

The complementary color is #585E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625C58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Caveman color: hex code #625C58

#625C58 rgb(98, 92, 88)

Shades of gray

Caveman has the hex code #625C58. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 36.1% green and 34.5% blue (98, 92, 88).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 5% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 62% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

Caveman (#625C58) color codes

HEX	`#625C58`
RGB	`rgb(98, 92, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 36.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 5%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 10%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.51, 1.62, 3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.51, 3.55, 62.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.625, 10.956, 10.786)`
Decimal	`6446168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Caveman, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #625C58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625C58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #625C58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625c58; }
.text { color: #625c58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625c58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 92 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625c58, #626158); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

See #625C58 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #625C58?: #625C58 is a gray known as Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Caveman?: The RGB value is 98, 92, 88: 98 red, 92 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Caveman?: The complementary color is #585E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625C58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.