What color is #626E80?

#626E80 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626E80?

The RGB value is 98, 110, 128: 98 red, 110 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626E80?

The complementary color is #807462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626E80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626E80 color

#626E80 rgb(98, 110, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #626E80 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 43.1% green and 50.2% blue (98, 110, 128).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#626E80 color codes

HEX	`#626E80`
RGB	`rgb(98, 110, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 43.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 23%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 14%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.05, -0.25, -11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.05, 11.45, 268.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.508, 15.307, 22.608)`
Decimal	`6450816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626E80, 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 #626E80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626E80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #626E80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626e80; }
.text { color: #626e80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626e80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 110 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626e80, #656280); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #626E80?: #626E80 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626E80?: The RGB value is 98, 110, 128: 98 red, 110 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626E80?: The complementary color is #807462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626E80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.