What color is #627E8D?

#627E8D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #627E8D?

The RGB value is 98, 126, 141: 98 red, 126 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #627E8D?

The complementary color is #8D7162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #627E8D?

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

#627E8D color

#627E8D rgb(98, 126, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #627E8D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 49.4% green and 55.3% blue (98, 126, 141).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#627E8D color codes

HEX	`#627E8D`
RGB	`rgb(98, 126, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 49.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 30%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 11%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.2, -6.27, -11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.2, 12.99, 241.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.304, 19.441, 28.035)`
Decimal	`6454925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #627E8D, 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 #627E8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#627E8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #627E8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #627e8d; }
.text { color: #627e8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #627e8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 126 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #627e8d, #62688d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #627E8D?: #627E8D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #627E8D?: The RGB value is 98, 126, 141: 98 red, 126 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #627E8D?: The complementary color is #8D7162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #627E8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.