What color is #626E69?

#626E69 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 #626E69?

The RGB value is 98, 110, 105: 98 red, 110 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626E69?

The complementary color is #6E6267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626E69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626E69 color

#626E69 rgb(98, 110, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #626E69 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 43.1% green and 41.2% blue (98, 110, 105).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#626E69 color codes

HEX	`#626E69`
RGB	`rgb(98, 110, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 43.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 11%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.32, -5.61, 1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.32, 5.74, 167.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.162, 14.768, 15.519)`
Decimal	`6450793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626E69, 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 #626E69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626E69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #626E69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626e69; }
.text { color: #626e69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626e69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 110 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626e69, #626d6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #626E69?: #626E69 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 #626E69?: The RGB value is 98, 110, 105: 98 red, 110 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626E69?: The complementary color is #6E6267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626E69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.