What color is #626C63?

#626C63 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626C63?

The RGB value is 98, 108, 99: 98 red, 108 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626C63?

The complementary color is #6C626B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626C63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626C63 color

#626C63 rgb(98, 108, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #626C63 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 42.4% green and 38.8% blue (98, 108, 99).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#626C63 color codes

HEX	`#626C63`
RGB	`rgb(98, 108, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 42.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 9%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.55, -5.7, 3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.55, 6.82, 146.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.651, 14.223, 13.881)`
Decimal	`6450275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626C63, 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 #626C63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626C63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #626C63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626c63; }
.text { color: #626c63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626c63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 108 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626c63, #626c68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #626C63?: #626C63 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626C63?: The RGB value is 98, 108, 99: 98 red, 108 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626C63?: The complementary color is #6C626B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626C63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.