What color is #625D63?

#625D63 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625D63?

The RGB value is 98, 93, 99: 98 red, 93 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625D63?

The complementary color is #5E635D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625D63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625D63 color

#625D63 rgb(98, 93, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #625D63 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 36.5% green and 38.8% blue (98, 93, 99).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 3% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#625D63 color codes

HEX	`#625D63`
RGB	`rgb(98, 93, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 36.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 3%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 6%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 6%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.12, 3.24, -2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.12, 4.22, 320.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.203, 11.326, 13.398)`
Decimal	`6446435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625D63, 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 #625D63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625D63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #625D63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625d63; }
.text { color: #625d63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625d63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 93 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625d63, #635d61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #625D63?: #625D63 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625D63?: The RGB value is 98, 93, 99: 98 red, 93 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625D63?: The complementary color is #5E635D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625D63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.