What color is #626E67?

#626E67 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626E67?

The RGB value is 98, 110, 103: 98 red, 110 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626E67?

The complementary color is #6E6269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626E67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626E67 color

#626E67 rgb(98, 110, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #626E67 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 43.1% green and 40.4% blue (98, 110, 103).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#626E67 color codes

HEX	`#626E67`
RGB	`rgb(98, 110, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 43.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 11%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 6%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.26, -6.03, 2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.26, 6.48, 158.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.061, 14.728, 14.984)`
Decimal	`6450791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626E67, 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 #626E67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626E67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #626E67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626e67; }
.text { color: #626e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626e67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 110 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626e67, #626e6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #626E67?: #626E67 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626E67?: The RGB value is 98, 110, 103: 98 red, 110 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626E67?: The complementary color is #6E6269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626E67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.