What color is #627A7F?

#627A7F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #627A7F?

The RGB value is 98, 122, 127: 98 red, 122 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #627A7F?

The complementary color is #7F6762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #627A7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#627A7F color

#627A7F rgb(98, 122, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #627A7F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 47.8% green and 49.8% blue (98, 122, 127).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Catfish (#657D82), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#627A7F color codes

HEX	`#627A7F`
RGB	`rgb(98, 122, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 47.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 23%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 4%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.55, -7.48, -5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.55, 9.35, 216.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.826, 18.047, 22.724)`
Decimal	`6453887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #627A7F, 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 #627A7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#627A7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	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 #627A7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #627a7f; }
.text { color: #627a7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #627a7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 122 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #627a7f, #626b7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #627A7F?: #627A7F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #627A7F?: The RGB value is 98, 122, 127: 98 red, 122 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #627A7F?: The complementary color is #7F6762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #627A7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.