What color is #625B66?

#625B66 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625B66?

The RGB value is 98, 91, 102: 98 red, 91 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625B66?

The complementary color is #5F665B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625B66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625B66 color

#625B66 rgb(98, 91, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #625B66 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 35.7% green and 40% blue (98, 91, 102).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 6% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#625B66 color codes

HEX	`#625B66`
RGB	`rgb(98, 91, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 35.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 6%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 11%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 11%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.64, 5.11, -5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.64, 7.34, 314.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.176, 11.038, 14.11)`
Decimal	`6445926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625B66, 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 #625B66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625B66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #625B66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625b66; }
.text { color: #625b66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625b66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 91 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625b66, #665b64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #625B66?: #625B66 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625B66?: The RGB value is 98, 91, 102: 98 red, 91 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625B66?: The complementary color is #5F665B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625B66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.