What color is #62655F?

#62655F is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62655F?

The RGB value is 98, 101, 95: 98 red, 101 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62655F?

The complementary color is #625F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62655F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62655F color

#62655F rgb(98, 101, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #62655F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 39.6% green and 37.3% blue (98, 101, 95).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 3% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#62655F color codes

HEX	`#62655F`
RGB	`rgb(98, 101, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 39.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 3%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 6%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.35, -2.41, 2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.35, 3.84, 128.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.756, 12.73, 12.662)`
Decimal	`6448479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62655F, 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 #62655F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62655F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #62655F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62655f; }
.text { color: #62655f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62655f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 101 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62655f, #5f655f); }

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Questions

What color is #62655F?: #62655F is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62655F?: The RGB value is 98, 101, 95: 98 red, 101 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62655F?: The complementary color is #625F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62655F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.