#625F71
Slate Gray · medium cool gray
About #625F71
With the hex code #625F71, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 38% red, 37% green and 44% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Slate Gray — a ΔE of 13.8 — followed by Charcoal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #6E715F, a gray shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 6.19:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.19:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #625F71?
With the hex code #625F71, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 38% red, 37% green and 44% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #625F71?
Use white text. White on #625F71 has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #625F71?
Its complementary colour is #6E715F, and analogous partners are #5F6571 and #6B5F71.