What color is #625B73?

#625B73 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625B73?

The RGB value is 98, 91, 115: 98 red, 91 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625B73?

The complementary color is #6C735B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625B73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625B73 color

#625B73 rgb(98, 91, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #625B73 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 35.7% green and 45.1% blue (98, 91, 115).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#625B73 color codes

HEX	`#625B73`
RGB	`rgb(98, 91, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 35.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 21%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 21%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.11, 8.09, -12.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.11, 14.95, 302.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.872, 11.317, 17.775)`
Decimal	`6445939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625B73, 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 #625B73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625B73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #625B73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625b73; }
.text { color: #625b73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625b73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 91 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625b73, #6e5b73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #625B73?: #625B73 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625B73?: The RGB value is 98, 91, 115: 98 red, 91 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625B73?: The complementary color is #6C735B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625B73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.