What color is #625F6B?

#625F6B is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625F6B?

The RGB value is 98, 95, 107: 98 red, 95 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625F6B?

The complementary color is #686B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625F6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625F6B color

#625F6B rgb(98, 95, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #625F6B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 37.3% green and 42% blue (98, 95, 107).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 6% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#625F6B color codes

HEX	`#625F6B`
RGB	`rgb(98, 95, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 37.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 6%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 11%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.96, 3.77, -6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.96, 7.41, 300.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.783, 11.843, 15.572)`
Decimal	`6446955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625F6B, 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 #625F6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625F6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #625F6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625f6b; }
.text { color: #625f6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625f6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 95 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625f6b, #685f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #625F6B?: #625F6B is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625F6B?: The RGB value is 98, 95, 107: 98 red, 95 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625F6B?: The complementary color is #686B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625F6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.