What color is #626551?

#626551 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 #626551?

The RGB value is 98, 101, 81: 98 red, 101 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626551?

The complementary color is #545165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626551?

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.

#626551 color

#626551 rgb(98, 101, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #626551 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 39.6% green and 31.8% blue (98, 101, 81).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 11% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#626551 color codes

HEX	`#626551`
RGB	`rgb(98, 101, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 39.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 11%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 20%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 20%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42, -5.03, 10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42, 12.06, 114.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.176, 12.498, 9.607)`
Decimal	`6448465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626551, 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 #626551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626551 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 #626551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626551; }
.text { color: #626551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 101 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626551, #586551); }

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Questions

What color is #626551?: #626551 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 #626551?: The RGB value is 98, 101, 81: 98 red, 101 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626551?: The complementary color is #545165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626551?: 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.