What color is #625C52?

#625C52 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 #625C52?

The RGB value is 98, 92, 82: 98 red, 92 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625C52?

The complementary color is #525862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625C52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625C52 color

#625C52 rgb(98, 92, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #625C52 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 36.1% green and 32.2% blue (98, 92, 82).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 9% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 16% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Metropolis (#61584F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#625C52 color codes

HEX	`#625C52`
RGB	`rgb(98, 92, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 36.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 9%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 16%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 16%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.34, 0.5, 6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.34, 6.64, 85.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.387, 10.86, 9.53)`
Decimal	`6446162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625C52, 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 #625C52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625C52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #625C52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625c52; }
.text { color: #625c52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625c52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 92 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625c52, #606252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #625C52?: #625C52 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 #625C52?: The RGB value is 98, 92, 82: 98 red, 92 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625C52?: The complementary color is #525862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625C52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.