What color is #62685E?

#62685E is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62685E?

The RGB value is 98, 104, 94: 98 red, 104 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62685E?

The complementary color is #645E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62685E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62685E color

#62685E rgb(98, 104, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #62685E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 40.8% green and 36.9% blue (98, 104, 94).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 5% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#62685E color codes

HEX	`#62685E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 104, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 40.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 5%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 10%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.22, -4.37, 4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.22, 6.52, 132.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.007, 13.305, 12.523)`
Decimal	`6449246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62685E, 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 #62685E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62685E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #62685E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62685e; }
.text { color: #62685e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62685e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 104 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62685e, #5e685f); }

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Questions

What color is #62685E?: #62685E is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62685E?: The RGB value is 98, 104, 94: 98 red, 104 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62685E?: The complementary color is #645E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62685E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.