What color is #625747?

#625747 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625747?

The RGB value is 98, 87, 71: 98 red, 87 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625747?

The complementary color is #475262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625747?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625747 color

#625747 rgb(98, 87, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #625747 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 34.1% green and 27.8% blue (98, 87, 71).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 16% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 28% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#625747 color codes

HEX	`#625747`
RGB	`rgb(98, 87, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 34.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 16%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 28%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 28%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.6, 1.66, 10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.6, 11.08, 81.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.583, 9.868, 7.36)`
Decimal	`6444871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625747, 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 #625747	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#625747 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #625747 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625747; }
.text { color: #625747; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625747; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 87 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625747, #606247); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #625747?: #625747 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625747?: The RGB value is 98, 87, 71: 98 red, 87 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625747?: The complementary color is #475262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625747?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.