What color is #626C72?

#626C72 is a gray, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626C72?

The RGB value is 98, 108, 114: 98 red, 108 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626C72?

The complementary color is #726862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626C72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626C72 color

#626C72 rgb(98, 108, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #626C72 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 42.4% green and 44.7% blue (98, 108, 114).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Batman (#656E72), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#626C72 color codes

HEX	`#626C72`
RGB	`rgb(98, 108, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 42.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 14%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.99, -2.43, -4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.99, 5.24, 242.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.436, 14.536, 18.014)`
Decimal	`6450290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626C72, 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 #626C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #626C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626c72; }
.text { color: #626c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 108 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626c72, #626472); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #626C72?: #626C72 is a gray, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626C72?: The RGB value is 98, 108, 114: 98 red, 108 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626C72?: The complementary color is #726862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626C72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.