What color is #627377?

#627377 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 #627377?

The RGB value is 98, 115, 119: 98 red, 115 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #627377?

The complementary color is #776662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #627377?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#627377 color

#627377 rgb(98, 115, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #627377 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 45.1% green and 46.7% blue (98, 115, 119).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#627377 color codes

HEX	`#627377`
RGB	`rgb(98, 115, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 45.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 3%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.22, -5.37, -4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.22, 6.89, 218.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.497, 16.19, 19.81)`
Decimal	`6452087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #627377, 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 #627377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#627377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #627377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #627377; }
.text { color: #627377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #627377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 115 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #627377, #626977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #627377?: #627377 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 #627377?: The RGB value is 98, 115, 119: 98 red, 115 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #627377?: The complementary color is #776662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #627377?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.