What color is #626A78?

#626A78 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626A78?

The RGB value is 98, 106, 120: 98 red, 106 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626A78?

The complementary color is #787062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626A78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626A78 color

#626A78 rgb(98, 106, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #626A78 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 41.6% green and 47.1% blue (98, 106, 120).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#626A78 color codes

HEX	`#626A78`
RGB	`rgb(98, 106, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 41.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.6, 0.17, -8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.6, 8.83, 271.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.58, 14.261, 19.803)`
Decimal	`6449784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626A78, 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 #626A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626A78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #626A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626a78; }
.text { color: #626a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 106 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626a78, #656278); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #626A78?: #626A78 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626A78?: The RGB value is 98, 106, 120: 98 red, 106 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626A78?: The complementary color is #787062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626A78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.