What color is #627474?

#627474 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #627474?

The RGB value is 98, 116, 116: 98 red, 116 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #627474?

The complementary color is #746262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #627474?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#627474 color

#627474 rgb(98, 116, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #627474 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 45.5% green and 45.5% blue (98, 116, 116).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#627474 color codes

HEX	`#627474`
RGB	`rgb(98, 116, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 45.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 16%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.43, -6.64, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.43, 7, 198.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.434, 16.348, 18.915)`
Decimal	`6452340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #627474, 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 #627474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#627474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #627474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #627474; }
.text { color: #627474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #627474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 116 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #627474, #626b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #627474?: #627474 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #627474?: The RGB value is 98, 116, 116: 98 red, 116 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #627474?: The complementary color is #746262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #627474?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.