What color is #625C53?

#625C53 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 #625C53?

The RGB value is 98, 92, 83: 98 red, 92 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625C53?

The complementary color is #535962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625C53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625C53 color

#625C53 rgb(98, 92, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #625C53 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 36.1% green and 32.5% blue (98, 92, 83).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Metropolis (#61584F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#625C53 color codes

HEX	`#625C53`
RGB	`rgb(98, 92, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 36.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 15%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.37, 0.68, 6.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.37, 6.08, 83.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.425, 10.876, 9.732)`
Decimal	`6446163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625C53, 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 #625C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #625C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625c53; }
.text { color: #625c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 92 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625c53, #616253); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #625C53?: #625C53 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 #625C53?: The RGB value is 98, 92, 83: 98 red, 92 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625C53?: The complementary color is #535962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625C53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.