What color is #624A64?

#624A64 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #624A64?

The RGB value is 98, 74, 100: 98 red, 74 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #624A64?

The complementary color is #4C644A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #624A64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#624A64 color

#624A64 rgb(98, 74, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #624A64 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 29% green and 39.2% blue (98, 74, 100).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 15% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#624A64 color codes

HEX	`#624A64`
RGB	`rgb(98, 74, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 29%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 15%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 26%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 26%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.83, 15.24, -11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.83, 18.94, 323.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.786, 8.415, 13.163)`
Decimal	`6441572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #624A64, 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 #624A64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#624A64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #624A64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #624a64; }
.text { color: #624a64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #624a64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 74 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #624a64, #644a59); }

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Questions

What color is #624A64?: #624A64 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #624A64?: The RGB value is 98, 74, 100: 98 red, 74 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #624A64?: The complementary color is #4C644A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #624A64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.