What color is #625F5A?

#625F5A is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625F5A?

The RGB value is 98, 95, 90: 98 red, 95 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625F5A?

The complementary color is #5A5D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625F5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625F5A color

#625F5A rgb(98, 95, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #625F5A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 37.3% green and 35.3% blue (98, 95, 90).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 4% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#625F5A color codes

HEX	`#625F5A`
RGB	`rgb(98, 95, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 37.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 4%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 8%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.44, 0.19, 3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.44, 3.29, 86.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.974, 11.519, 11.316)`
Decimal	`6446938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625F5A, 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 #625F5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625F5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #625F5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625f5a; }
.text { color: #625f5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625f5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 95 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625f5a, #61625a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #625F5A?: #625F5A is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625F5A?: The RGB value is 98, 95, 90: 98 red, 95 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625F5A?: The complementary color is #5A5D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625F5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.