What color is #62565B?

#62565B is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62565B?

The RGB value is 98, 86, 91: 98 red, 86 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62565B?

The complementary color is #56625D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62565B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62565B color

#62565B rgb(98, 86, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #62565B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 33.7% green and 35.7% blue (98, 86, 91).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 7% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#62565B color codes

HEX	`#62565B`
RGB	`rgb(98, 86, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 33.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 7%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 12%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.86, 5.88, -1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.86, 5.98, 349.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.253, 10.008, 11.287)`
Decimal	`6444635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62565B, 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 #62565B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62565B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #62565B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62565b; }
.text { color: #62565b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62565b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 86 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62565b, #625756); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #62565B?: #62565B is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62565B?: The RGB value is 98, 86, 91: 98 red, 86 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62565B?: The complementary color is #56625D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62565B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.