What color is #626F5D?

#626F5D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626F5D?

The RGB value is 98, 111, 93: 98 red, 111 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626F5D?

The complementary color is #6A5D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626F5D?

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.

#626F5D color

#626F5D rgb(98, 111, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #626F5D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 43.5% green and 36.5% blue (98, 111, 93).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 9% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#626F5D color codes

HEX	`#626F5D`
RGB	`rgb(98, 111, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 43.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 9%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 16%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 16%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.3, -8.62, 8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.3, 12.03, 135.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.697, 14.756, 12.533)`
Decimal	`6451037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626F5D, 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 #626F5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626F5D 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 #626F5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626f5d; }
.text { color: #626f5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626f5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 111 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626f5d, #5d6f61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #626F5D?: #626F5D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626F5D?: The RGB value is 98, 111, 93: 98 red, 111 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626F5D?: The complementary color is #6A5D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626F5D?: 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.