What color is #625B52?

#625B52 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 #625B52?

The RGB value is 98, 91, 82: 98 red, 91 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625B52?

The complementary color is #525962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625B52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625B52 color

#625B52 rgb(98, 91, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #625B52 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 35.7% green and 32.2% blue (98, 91, 82).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 9% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Metropolis (#61584F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#625B52 color codes

HEX	`#625B52`
RGB	`rgb(98, 91, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 35.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 9%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 16%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 16%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.05, 1.1, 6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.05, 6.3, 79.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.301, 10.688, 9.501)`
Decimal	`6445906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625B52, 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 #625B52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625B52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #625B52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625b52; }
.text { color: #625b52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625b52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 91 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625b52, #616252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #625B52?: #625B52 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 #625B52?: The RGB value is 98, 91, 82: 98 red, 91 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625B52?: The complementary color is #525962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625B52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.