What color is #62667C?

#62667C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62667C?

The RGB value is 98, 102, 124: 98 red, 102 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62667C?

The complementary color is #7C7862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62667C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62667C color

#62667C rgb(98, 102, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #62667C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 40% green and 48.6% blue (98, 102, 124).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#62667C color codes

HEX	`#62667C`
RGB	`rgb(98, 102, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 40%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 21%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 18%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.59, 3.56, -12.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.59, 13.26, 285.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.426, 13.554, 20.974)`
Decimal	`6448764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62667C, 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 #62667C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62667C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #62667C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62667c; }
.text { color: #62667c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62667c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 102 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62667c, #6b627c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #62667C?: #62667C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62667C?: The RGB value is 98, 102, 124: 98 red, 102 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62667C?: The complementary color is #7C7862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62667C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.