What color is #626761?

#626761 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626761?

The RGB value is 98, 103, 97: 98 red, 103 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626761?

The complementary color is #666167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626761?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626761 color

#626761 rgb(98, 103, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #626761 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 40.4% green and 38% blue (98, 103, 97).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 3% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#626761 color codes

HEX	`#626761`
RGB	`rgb(98, 103, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 40.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 3%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 6%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43, -3.18, 2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43, 4.18, 139.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.045, 13.16, 13.213)`
Decimal	`6448993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626761, 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 #626761	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626761 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #626761 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626761; }
.text { color: #626761; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626761; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 103 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626761, #616763); }

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Questions

What color is #626761?: #626761 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626761?: The RGB value is 98, 103, 97: 98 red, 103 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626761?: The complementary color is #666167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626761?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.