What color is #625D50?

#625D50 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625D50?

The RGB value is 98, 93, 80: 98 red, 93 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625D50?

The complementary color is #505562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625D50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625D50 color

#625D50 rgb(98, 93, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #625D50 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 36.5% green and 31.4% blue (98, 93, 80).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 18% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#625D50 color codes

HEX	`#625D50`
RGB	`rgb(98, 93, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 36.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 18%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 18%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.59, -0.46, 8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.59, 8.21, 93.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.399, 11.005, 9.164)`
Decimal	`6446416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625D50, 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 #625D50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625D50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #625D50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625d50; }
.text { color: #625d50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625d50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 93 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625d50, #5e6250); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #625D50?: #625D50 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625D50?: The RGB value is 98, 93, 80: 98 red, 93 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625D50?: The complementary color is #505562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625D50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.