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#65626D

Slate Gray · medium neutral

About #65626D

#65626D is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 38% green and 43% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Slate Gray (ΔE 13.0); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #6A6D62 — a gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #65626D for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.96:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.96:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red101
Green98
Blue109

Closest named colours

Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 13.0
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 13.3
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #65626D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #65626D.
5.96:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #65626D.
3.52:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #65626D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#65626D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#60646E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#60636D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#646366

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #65626D?

#65626D is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 38% green and 43% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #65626D?

Use white text. White on #65626D has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #65626D?

Its complementary colour is #6A6D62, and analogous partners are #62656D and #6A626D.