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#625F68

Gray · medium neutral

About #625F68

With the hex code #625F68, this is a medium gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 38% red, 37% green and 41% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Gray — a ΔE of 13.9 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #65685F, a gray shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 6.26:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.26:1).

Colour codes

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Red98
Green95
Blue104

Closest named colours

Gray
#808080 · ΔE 13.9
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 14.3
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 14.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #625F68

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gray #625F68.
6.26:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on gray #625F68.
3.36:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #625F68 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#625F68
Protanopia (no red cones)
#5D6068
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#5E6068
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#616062

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #625F68?

With the hex code #625F68, this is a medium gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 38% red, 37% green and 41% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #625F68?

Use white text. White on #625F68 has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #625F68?

Its complementary colour is #65685F, and analogous partners are #5F6168 and #675F68.