What color is #62698A?

#62698A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62698A?

The RGB value is 98, 105, 138: 98 red, 105 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62698A?

The complementary color is #8A8362, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62698A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62698A color

#62698A rgb(98, 105, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #62698A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 41.2% green and 54.1% blue (98, 105, 138).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#62698A color codes

HEX	`#62698A`
RGB	`rgb(98, 105, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 41.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 29%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 24%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.99, 5.35, -19.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.99, 19.78, 285.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.675, 14.534, 26.072)`
Decimal	`6449546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62698A, 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 #62698A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62698A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #62698A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62698a; }
.text { color: #62698a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62698a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 105 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62698a, #6f628a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #62698A?: #62698A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62698A?: The RGB value is 98, 105, 138: 98 red, 105 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62698A?: The complementary color is #8A8362, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62698A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.