What color is #627D7D?

#627D7D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #627D7D?

The RGB value is 98, 125, 125: 98 red, 125 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #627D7D?

The complementary color is #7D6262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #627D7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#627D7D color

#627D7D rgb(98, 125, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #627D7D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 49% green and 49% blue (98, 125, 125).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#627D7D color codes

HEX	`#627D7D`
RGB	`rgb(98, 125, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 49%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.39, -9.66, -3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.39, 10.18, 198.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.071, 18.744, 22.169)`
Decimal	`6454653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #627D7D, 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 #627D7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#627D7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #627D7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #627d7d; }
.text { color: #627d7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #627d7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 125 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #627d7d, #62707d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #627D7D?: #627D7D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #627D7D?: The RGB value is 98, 125, 125: 98 red, 125 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #627D7D?: The complementary color is #7D6262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #627D7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.