What color is #626E86?

#626E86 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626E86?

The RGB value is 98, 110, 134: 98 red, 110 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626E86?

The complementary color is #867A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626E86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626E86 color

#626E86 rgb(98, 110, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #626E86 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 43.1% green and 52.5% blue (98, 110, 134).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#626E86 color codes

HEX	`#626E86`
RGB	`rgb(98, 110, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 43.1%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 27%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 18%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.27, 1.28, -14.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.27, 14.75, 274.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.915, 15.469, 24.75)`
Decimal	`6450822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626E86, 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 #626E86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626E86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #626E86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626e86; }
.text { color: #626e86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626e86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 110 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626e86, #686286); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #626E86?: #626E86 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626E86?: The RGB value is 98, 110, 134: 98 red, 110 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626E86?: The complementary color is #867A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626E86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.