What color is #626A80?

#626A80 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626A80?

The RGB value is 98, 106, 128: 98 red, 106 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626A80?

The complementary color is #807862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626A80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626A80 color

#626A80 rgb(98, 106, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #626A80 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 41.6% green and 50.2% blue (98, 106, 128).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#626A80 color codes

HEX	`#626A80`
RGB	`rgb(98, 106, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 41.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 23%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 17%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.89, 2.14, -13.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.89, 13.38, 279.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.086, 14.463, 22.467)`
Decimal	`6449792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626A80, 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 #626A80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626A80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #626A80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626a80; }
.text { color: #626a80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626a80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 106 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626a80, #696280); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #626A80?: #626A80 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626A80?: The RGB value is 98, 106, 128: 98 red, 106 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626A80?: The complementary color is #807862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626A80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.