What color is #626D76?

#626D76 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626D76?

The RGB value is 98, 109, 118: 98 red, 109 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626D76?

The complementary color is #766B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626D76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626D76 color

#626D76 rgb(98, 109, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #626D76 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 42.7% green and 46.3% blue (98, 109, 118).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Batman (#656E72), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#626D76 color codes

HEX	`#626D76`
RGB	`rgb(98, 109, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 42.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 17%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 8%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.42, -2.09, -6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.42, 6.74, 251.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.775, 14.842, 19.275)`
Decimal	`6450550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626D76, 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 #626D76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626D76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #626D76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626d76; }
.text { color: #626d76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626d76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 109 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626d76, #626376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #626D76?: #626D76 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626D76?: The RGB value is 98, 109, 118: 98 red, 109 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626D76?: The complementary color is #766B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626D76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.