What color is #626352?

#626352 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626352?

The RGB value is 98, 99, 82: 98 red, 99 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626352?

The complementary color is #535263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626352?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626352 color

#626352 rgb(98, 99, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #626352 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 38.8% green and 32.2% blue (98, 99, 82).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 9% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#626352 color codes

HEX	`#626352`
RGB	`rgb(98, 99, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 38.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 9%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 17%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 17%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.42, -3.68, 9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.42, 10.24, 111.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.022, 12.13, 9.742)`
Decimal	`6447954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626352, 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 #626352	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626352 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #626352 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626352; }
.text { color: #626352; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626352; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 99 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626352, #5a6352); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #626352?: #626352 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626352?: The RGB value is 98, 99, 82: 98 red, 99 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626352?: The complementary color is #535263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626352?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.