What color is #62637C?

#62637C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62637C?

The RGB value is 98, 99, 124: 98 red, 99 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62637C?

The complementary color is #7C7B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62637C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62637C color

#62637C rgb(98, 99, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #62637C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 38.8% green and 48.6% blue (98, 99, 124).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#62637C color codes

HEX	`#62637C`
RGB	`rgb(98, 99, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 38.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 21%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 20%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.73, 5.38, -14.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.73, 15.07, 290.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.136, 12.975, 20.877)`
Decimal	`6447996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62637C, 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 #62637C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62637C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #62637C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62637c; }
.text { color: #62637c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62637c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 99 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62637c, #6e627c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #62637C?: #62637C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62637C?: The RGB value is 98, 99, 124: 98 red, 99 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62637C?: The complementary color is #7C7B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62637C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.