What color is #62747A?

#62747A 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 #62747A?

The RGB value is 98, 116, 122: 98 red, 116 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62747A?

The complementary color is #7A6862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62747A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62747A color

#62747A rgb(98, 116, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #62747A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 45.5% green and 47.8% blue (98, 116, 122).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#62747A color codes

HEX	`#62747A`
RGB	`rgb(98, 116, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 45.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 20%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.61, -5.24, -5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.61, 7.62, 226.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.794, 16.492, 20.812)`
Decimal	`6452346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62747A, 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 #62747A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62747A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #62747A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62747a; }
.text { color: #62747a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62747a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 116 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62747a, #62687a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #62747A?: #62747A 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 #62747A?: The RGB value is 98, 116, 122: 98 red, 116 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62747A?: The complementary color is #7A6862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62747A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.