What color is #626B77?

#626B77 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 #626B77?

The RGB value is 98, 107, 119: 98 red, 107 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626B77?

The complementary color is #776E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626B77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626B77 color

#626B77 rgb(98, 107, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #626B77 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 42% green and 46.7% blue (98, 107, 119).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#626B77 color codes

HEX	`#626B77`
RGB	`rgb(98, 107, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 42%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 10%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.86, -0.67, -7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.86, 7.86, 265.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.624, 14.444, 19.519)`
Decimal	`6450039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626B77, 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 #626B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #626B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626b77; }
.text { color: #626b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 107 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626b77, #646277); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #626B77?: #626B77 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 #626B77?: The RGB value is 98, 107, 119: 98 red, 107 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626B77?: The complementary color is #776E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626B77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.