What color is #625265?

#625265 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625265?

The RGB value is 98, 82, 101: 98 red, 82 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625265?

The complementary color is #556552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625265?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625265 color

#625265 rgb(98, 82, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #625265 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 32.2% green and 39.6% blue (98, 82, 101).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 10% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#625265 color codes

HEX	`#625265`
RGB	`rgb(98, 82, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 32.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 10%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 19%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 19%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.06, 10.46, -8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.06, 13.48, 320.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.403, 9.571, 13.609)`
Decimal	`6443621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625265, 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 #625265	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#625265 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #625265 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625265; }
.text { color: #625265; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625265; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 82 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625265, #65525e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #625265?: #625265 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625265?: The RGB value is 98, 82, 101: 98 red, 82 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625265?: The complementary color is #556552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625265?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.