What color is #626F75?

#626F75 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626F75?

The RGB value is 98, 111, 117: 98 red, 111 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626F75?

The complementary color is #756862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626F75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626F75 color

#626F75 rgb(98, 111, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #626F75 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 43.5% green and 45.9% blue (98, 111, 117).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Batman (#656E72), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#626F75 color codes

HEX	`#626F75`
RGB	`rgb(98, 111, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 43.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 16%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 5%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.97, -3.5, -4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.97, 6.09, 234.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.932, 15.25, 19.036)`
Decimal	`6451061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626F75, 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 #626F75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626F75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #626F75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626f75; }
.text { color: #626f75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626f75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 111 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626f75, #626675); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #626F75?: #626F75 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626F75?: The RGB value is 98, 111, 117: 98 red, 111 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626F75?: The complementary color is #756862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626F75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.