What color is #626B6A?

#626B6A 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 #626B6A?

The RGB value is 98, 107, 106: 98 red, 107 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626B6A?

The complementary color is #6B6263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626B6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626B6A color

#626B6A rgb(98, 107, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #626B6A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 42% green and 41.6% blue (98, 107, 106).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 4% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#626B6A color codes

HEX	`#626B6A`
RGB	`rgb(98, 107, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 42%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 4%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 8%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.45, -3.64, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.45, 3.69, 189.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.896, 14.152, 15.685)`
Decimal	`6450026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626B6A, 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 #626B6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626B6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #626B6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626b6a; }
.text { color: #626b6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626b6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 107 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626b6a, #62686b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #626B6A?: #626B6A 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 #626B6A?: The RGB value is 98, 107, 106: 98 red, 107 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626B6A?: The complementary color is #6B6263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626B6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.