What color is #625656?

#625656 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625656?

The RGB value is 98, 86, 86: 98 red, 86 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625656?

The complementary color is #566262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625656?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625656 color

#625656 rgb(98, 86, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #625656 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 33.7% green and 33.7% blue (98, 86, 86).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 7% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#625656 color codes

HEX	`#625656`
RGB	`rgb(98, 86, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 33.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 7%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 12%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 12%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.71, 4.9, 1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.71, 5.22, 20.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.044, 9.924, 10.189)`
Decimal	`6444630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625656, 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 #625656	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#625656 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #625656 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625656; }
.text { color: #625656; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625656; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 86 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625656, #625c56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #625656?: #625656 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625656?: The RGB value is 98, 86, 86: 98 red, 86 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625656?: The complementary color is #566262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625656?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.