What color is #624B68?

#624B68 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #624B68?

The RGB value is 98, 75, 104: 98 red, 75 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #624B68?

The complementary color is #51684B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #624B68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#624B68 color

#624B68 rgb(98, 75, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #624B68 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 29.4% green and 40.8% blue (98, 75, 104).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 16% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#624B68 color codes

HEX	`#624B68`
RGB	`rgb(98, 75, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 29.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 16%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 28%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 28%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.26, 15.5, -13.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.26, 20.31, 319.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.051, 8.629, 14.23)`
Decimal	`6441832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #624B68, 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 #624B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#624B68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #624B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #624b68; }
.text { color: #624b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #624b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 75 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #624b68, #684b5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #624B68?: #624B68 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #624B68?: The RGB value is 98, 75, 104: 98 red, 75 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #624B68?: The complementary color is #51684B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #624B68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.