What color is #62727C?

#62727C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62727C?

The RGB value is 98, 114, 124: 98 red, 114 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62727C?

The complementary color is #7C6C62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62727C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62727C color

#62727C rgb(98, 114, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #62727C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 44.7% green and 48.6% blue (98, 114, 124).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#62727C color codes

HEX	`#62727C`
RGB	`rgb(98, 114, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 44.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 21%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.09, -3.59, -7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.09, 8.32, 244.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.691, 16.086, 21.396)`
Decimal	`6451836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62727C, 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 #62727C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62727C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #62727C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62727c; }
.text { color: #62727c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62727c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 114 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62727c, #62657c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #62727C?: #62727C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62727C?: The RGB value is 98, 114, 124: 98 red, 114 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62727C?: The complementary color is #7C6C62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62727C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.