What color is #62616F?

#62616F is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62616F?

The RGB value is 98, 97, 111: 98 red, 97 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62616F?

The complementary color is #6E6F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62616F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62616F color

#62616F rgb(98, 97, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #62616F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 38% green and 43.5% blue (98, 97, 111).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 7% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#62616F color codes

HEX	`#62616F`
RGB	`rgb(98, 97, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 38%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 7%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 13%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 13%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.68, 3.47, -7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.68, 8.49, 294.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.18, 12.294, 16.767)`
Decimal	`6447471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62616F, 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 #62616F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62616F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #62616F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62616f; }
.text { color: #62616f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62616f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 97 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62616f, #69616f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #62616F?: #62616F is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62616F?: The RGB value is 98, 97, 111: 98 red, 97 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62616F?: The complementary color is #6E6F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62616F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.