What color is #626A68?

#626A68 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626A68?

The RGB value is 98, 106, 104: 98 red, 106 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626A68?

The complementary color is #6A6264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626A68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626A68 color

#626A68 rgb(98, 106, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #626A68 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 41.6% green and 40.8% blue (98, 106, 104).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 4% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#626A68 color codes

HEX	`#626A68`
RGB	`rgb(98, 106, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 41.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 4%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 8%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 2%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.1, -3.48, 0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.1, 3.49, 178.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.689, 13.904, 15.109)`
Decimal	`6449768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626A68, 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 #626A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #626A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626a68; }
.text { color: #626a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 106 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626a68, #62686a); }

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Questions

What color is #626A68?: #626A68 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626A68?: The RGB value is 98, 106, 104: 98 red, 106 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626A68?: The complementary color is #6A6264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626A68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.