What color is #626C68?

#626C68 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 #626C68?

The RGB value is 98, 108, 104: 98 red, 108 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626C68?

The complementary color is #6C6266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626C68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626C68 color

#626C68 rgb(98, 108, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #626C68 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 42.4% green and 40.8% blue (98, 108, 104).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#626C68 color codes

HEX	`#626C68`
RGB	`rgb(98, 108, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 42.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 9%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 4%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.69, -4.66, 0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.69, 4.75, 168.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.898, 14.321, 15.179)`
Decimal	`6450280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626C68, 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 #626C68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626C68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #626C68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626c68; }
.text { color: #626c68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626c68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 108 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626c68, #626b6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #626C68?: #626C68 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 #626C68?: The RGB value is 98, 108, 104: 98 red, 108 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626C68?: The complementary color is #6C6266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626C68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.