What color is #62695E?

#62695E is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62695E?

The RGB value is 98, 105, 94: 98 red, 105 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62695E?

The complementary color is #655E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62695E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62695E color

#62695E rgb(98, 105, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #62695E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 41.2% green and 36.9% blue (98, 105, 94).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% 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 5.67:1).

#62695E color codes

HEX	`#62695E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 105, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 41.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 10%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.52, -4.96, 5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.52, 7.24, 133.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.109, 13.508, 12.557)`
Decimal	`6449502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62695E, 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 #62695E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62695E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #62695E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62695e; }
.text { color: #62695e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62695e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 105 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62695e, #5e6960); }

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Questions

What color is #62695E?: #62695E is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62695E?: The RGB value is 98, 105, 94: 98 red, 105 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62695E?: The complementary color is #655E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62695E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.