What color is #62585F?

#62585F is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62585F?

The RGB value is 98, 88, 95: 98 red, 88 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62585F?

The complementary color is #58625B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62585F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62585F color

#62585F rgb(98, 88, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #62585F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 34.5% green and 37.3% blue (98, 88, 95).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 5% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#62585F color codes

HEX	`#62585F`
RGB	`rgb(98, 88, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 34.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 5%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 10%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 3%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.56, 5.46, -2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.56, 6.03, 334.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.592, 10.402, 12.274)`
Decimal	`6445151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62585F, 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 #62585F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62585F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #62585F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62585f; }
.text { color: #62585f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62585f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 88 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62585f, #62585a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #62585F?: #62585F is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62585F?: The RGB value is 98, 88, 95: 98 red, 88 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62585F?: The complementary color is #58625B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62585F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.