What color is #628381?

#628381 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 #628381?

The RGB value is 98, 131, 129: 98 red, 131 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #628381?

The complementary color is #836264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #628381?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#628381 color

#628381 rgb(98, 131, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #628381 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 51.4% green and 50.6% blue (98, 131, 129).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#628381 color codes

HEX	`#628381`
RGB	`rgb(98, 131, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 51.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.3, -12.06, -2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.3, 12.36, 192.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.115, 20.414, 23.803)`
Decimal	`6456193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #628381, 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 #628381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#628381 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #628381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #628381; }
.text { color: #628381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #628381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 131 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #628381, #627483); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #628381?: #628381 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 #628381?: The RGB value is 98, 131, 129: 98 red, 131 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #628381?: The complementary color is #836264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #628381?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.