What color is #626F68?

#626F68 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626F68?

The RGB value is 98, 111, 104: 98 red, 111 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626F68?

The complementary color is #6F6269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626F68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626F68 color

#626F68 rgb(98, 111, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #626F68 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 43.5% green and 40.8% blue (98, 111, 104).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#626F68 color codes

HEX	`#626F68`
RGB	`rgb(98, 111, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 43.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 12%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 6%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.59, -6.4, 2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.59, 6.78, 160.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.22, 14.965, 15.286)`
Decimal	`6451048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626F68, 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 #626F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #626F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626f68; }
.text { color: #626f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 111 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626f68, #626f6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #626F68?: #626F68 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626F68?: The RGB value is 98, 111, 104: 98 red, 111 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626F68?: The complementary color is #6F6269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626F68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.