What color is #626A81?

#626A81 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 #626A81?

The RGB value is 98, 106, 129: 98 red, 106 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626A81?

The complementary color is #817962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626A81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626A81 color

#626A81 rgb(98, 106, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #626A81 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 41.6% green and 50.6% blue (98, 106, 129).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#626A81 color codes

HEX	`#626A81`
RGB	`rgb(98, 106, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 41.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 18%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.93, 2.4, -13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.93, 13.95, 279.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.152, 14.489, 22.816)`
Decimal	`6449793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626A81, 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 #626A81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626A81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #626A81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626a81; }
.text { color: #626a81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626a81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 106 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626a81, #696281); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #626A81?: #626A81 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 #626A81?: The RGB value is 98, 106, 129: 98 red, 106 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626A81?: The complementary color is #817962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626A81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.