What color is #625554?

#625554 is a gray, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625554?

The RGB value is 98, 85, 84: 98 red, 85 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625554?

The complementary color is #546162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625554?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625554 color

#625554 rgb(98, 85, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #625554 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 33.3% green and 32.9% blue (98, 85, 84).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 14% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#625554 color codes

HEX	`#625554`
RGB	`rgb(98, 85, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 33.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 14%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 14%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.36, 5.14, 2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.36, 5.73, 26.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.886, 9.734, 9.744)`
Decimal	`6444372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625554, 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 #625554	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#625554 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #625554 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625554; }
.text { color: #625554; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625554; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 85 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625554, #625c54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #625554?: #625554 is a gray, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625554?: The RGB value is 98, 85, 84: 98 red, 85 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625554?: The complementary color is #546162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625554?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.