What color is #625B50?

#625B50 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Metropolis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625B50?

The RGB value is 98, 91, 80: 98 red, 91 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625B50?

The complementary color is #505762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625B50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625B50 color

#625B50 rgb(98, 91, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #625B50 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 35.7% green and 31.4% blue (98, 91, 80).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 18% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Metropolis (#61584F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#625B50 color codes

HEX	`#625B50`
RGB	`rgb(98, 91, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 35.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 18%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 18%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39, 0.74, 7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39, 7.4, 84.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.226, 10.658, 9.106)`
Decimal	`6445904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625B50, 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 #625B50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625B50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #625B50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625b50; }
.text { color: #625b50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625b50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 91 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625b50, #606250); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #625B50?: #625B50 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Metropolis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625B50?: The RGB value is 98, 91, 80: 98 red, 91 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625B50?: The complementary color is #505762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625B50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.