What color is #628184?

#628184 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #628184?

The RGB value is 98, 129, 132: 98 red, 129 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #628184?

The complementary color is #846562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #628184?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#628184 color

#628184 rgb(98, 129, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #628184 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 50.6% green and 51.8% blue (98, 129, 132).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#628184 color codes

HEX	`#628184`
RGB	`rgb(98, 129, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 50.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 26%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 2%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.79, -10.22, -5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.79, 11.48, 207.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.051, 19.962, 24.78)`
Decimal	`6455684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #628184, 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 #628184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#628184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #628184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #628184; }
.text { color: #628184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #628184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 129 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #628184, #627084); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #628184?: #628184 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #628184?: The RGB value is 98, 129, 132: 98 red, 129 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #628184?: The complementary color is #846562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #628184?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.