What color is #625A60?

#625A60 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625A60?

The RGB value is 98, 90, 96: 98 red, 90 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625A60?

The complementary color is #5A625C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625A60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625A60 color

#625A60 rgb(98, 90, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #625A60 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 35.3% green and 37.6% blue (98, 90, 96).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 4% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#625A60 color codes

HEX	`#625A60`
RGB	`rgb(98, 90, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 35.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 4%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 8%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.16, 4.44, -2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.16, 4.99, 332.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.804, 10.754, 12.571)`
Decimal	`6445664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625A60, 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 #625A60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625A60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #625A60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625a60; }
.text { color: #625a60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625a60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 90 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625a60, #625a5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #625A60?: #625A60 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625A60?: The RGB value is 98, 90, 96: 98 red, 90 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625A60?: The complementary color is #5A625C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625A60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.