What color is #625A55?

#625A55 is a gray, closest to the named color Bark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625A55?

The RGB value is 98, 90, 85: 98 red, 90 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625A55?

The complementary color is #555D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625A55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625A55 color

#625A55 rgb(98, 90, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #625A55 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 35.3% green and 33.3% blue (98, 90, 85).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 7% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Bark (#5F5854), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#625A55 color codes

HEX	`#625A55`
RGB	`rgb(98, 90, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 35.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 7%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 13%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 13%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.84, 2.26, 4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.84, 4.64, 60.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.333, 10.565, 10.088)`
Decimal	`6445653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625A55, 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 #625A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #625A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625a55; }
.text { color: #625a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 90 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625a55, #626155); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #625A55?: #625A55 is a gray, closest to the named color Bark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625A55?: The RGB value is 98, 90, 85: 98 red, 90 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625A55?: The complementary color is #555D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625A55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.