What color is #62645D?

#62645D is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62645D?

The RGB value is 98, 100, 93: 98 red, 100 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62645D?

The complementary color is #5F5D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62645D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62645D color

#62645D rgb(98, 100, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #62645D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 39.2% green and 36.5% blue (98, 100, 93).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 4% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#62645D color codes

HEX	`#62645D`
RGB	`rgb(98, 100, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 39.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 4%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 7%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42, -2.21, 3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42, 4.31, 120.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.57, 12.501, 12.157)`
Decimal	`6448221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62645D, 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 #62645D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62645D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #62645D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62645d; }
.text { color: #62645d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62645d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 100 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62645d, #5f645d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #62645D?: #62645D is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62645D?: The RGB value is 98, 100, 93: 98 red, 100 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62645D?: The complementary color is #5F5D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62645D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.