Information about #626266 color

#626266 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #626266 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(98, 98, 102) — 38.4% red, 38.4% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 2 / 0 / 60. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#626266 presents itself as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Quarter Grey Friars (#5E6267). Nearby in the Register you will also find Storm Dust (#646463) and Double Trojan (#656664).

The recipe behind #626266 is rgb(98, 98, 102), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #626266 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.1:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:60) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #626266 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#626266 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#626266 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #626266

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Storm Dust color link
Storm Dust

#646463

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Triple Stack color link
Triple Stack

#656660

Chicane color link
Chicane

#686765

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#626266
  • RGB98, 98, 102
  • CMYK2, 2, 0, 60
  • CSSrgb(98, 98, 102)
  • HSL240°, 2%, 39%
  • HSL Precise240°, 2%, 39.216%
  • HSV240°, 4%, 40%
  • HSB240°, 4%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.384, 0.384, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.384, 0.384, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.384, 0.384, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID626266
  • DECIMAL ID6447718
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01