What color is #626176?

#626176 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626176?

The RGB value is 98, 97, 118: 98 red, 97 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626176?

The complementary color is #757661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626176?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626176 color

#626176 rgb(98, 97, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #626176 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 38% green and 46.3% blue (98, 97, 118).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#626176 color codes

HEX	`#626176`
RGB	`rgb(98, 97, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 38%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 18%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.93, 5.12, -11.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.93, 12.72, 293.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.581, 12.454, 18.877)`
Decimal	`6447478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626176, 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 #626176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #626176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626176; }
.text { color: #626176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 97 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626176, #6d6176); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #626176?: #626176 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626176?: The RGB value is 98, 97, 118: 98 red, 97 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626176?: The complementary color is #757661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626176?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.