What color is #625B70?

#625B70 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625B70?

The RGB value is 98, 91, 112: 98 red, 91 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625B70?

The complementary color is #69705B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625B70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625B70 color

#625B70 rgb(98, 91, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #625B70 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 35.7% green and 43.9% blue (98, 91, 112).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#625B70 color codes

HEX	`#625B70`
RGB	`rgb(98, 91, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 35.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 19%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 19%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40, 7.38, -10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40, 13.16, 304.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.702, 11.249, 16.881)`
Decimal	`6445936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625B70, 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 #625B70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625B70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #625B70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625b70; }
.text { color: #625b70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625b70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 91 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625b70, #6d5b70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #625B70?: #625B70 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625B70?: The RGB value is 98, 91, 112: 98 red, 91 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625B70?: The complementary color is #69705B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625B70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.