What color is #627277?

#627277 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #627277?

The RGB value is 98, 114, 119: 98 red, 114 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #627277?

The complementary color is #776762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #627277?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#627277 color

#627277 rgb(98, 114, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #627277 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 44.7% green and 46.7% blue (98, 114, 119).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#627277 color codes

HEX	`#627277`
RGB	`rgb(98, 114, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 44.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 4%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.93, -4.79, -4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.93, 6.75, 224.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.383, 15.963, 19.773)`
Decimal	`6451831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #627277, 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 #627277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#627277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #627277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #627277; }
.text { color: #627277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #627277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 114 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #627277, #626877); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #627277?: #627277 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #627277?: The RGB value is 98, 114, 119: 98 red, 114 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #627277?: The complementary color is #776762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #627277?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.