What color is #626079?

#626079 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626079?

The RGB value is 98, 96, 121: 98 red, 96 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626079?

The complementary color is #777960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626079?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626079 color

#626079 rgb(98, 96, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #626079 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 37.6% green and 47.5% blue (98, 96, 121).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#626079 color codes

HEX	`#626079`
RGB	`rgb(98, 96, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 37.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.76, 6.47, -13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.76, 15.18, 295.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.67, 12.343, 19.8)`
Decimal	`6447225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626079, 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 #626079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #626079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626079; }
.text { color: #626079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 96 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626079, #6e6079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #626079?: #626079 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626079?: The RGB value is 98, 96, 121: 98 red, 96 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626079?: The complementary color is #777960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626079?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.