What color is #627169?

#627169 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #627169?

The RGB value is 98, 113, 105: 98 red, 113 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #627169?

The complementary color is #71626A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #627169?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#627169 color

#627169 rgb(98, 113, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #627169 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 44.3% green and 41.2% blue (98, 113, 105).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 7% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#627169 color codes

HEX	`#627169`
RGB	`rgb(98, 113, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 44.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 7%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 13%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 7%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.21, -7.34, 2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.21, 7.77, 160.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.491, 15.427, 15.629)`
Decimal	`6451561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #627169, 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 #627169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#627169 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #627169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #627169; }
.text { color: #627169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #627169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 113 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #627169, #627170); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #627169?: #627169 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #627169?: The RGB value is 98, 113, 105: 98 red, 113 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #627169?: The complementary color is #71626A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #627169?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.