Information about Carbon Gray color
Basic facts about this digital color
A muted, almost neutral grey, #625D5D occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Tinpan Alley (#5C5B59). Slightly further away sit Condor (#5B605C) and Half Masala (#67635C).
In RGB terms — rgb(98, 93, 93) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #625D5D: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:62), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Carbon Gray" in the Register.
Carbon Gray color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Carbon Gray color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Carbon Gray color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Carbon Gray color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Carbon Gray color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Carbon Gray 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Carbon Gray color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Carbon Gray
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#5C5B59
#5B605C
#67635C
#685D63
#666156
#5C5D56
#5C5858
#646463
#595A5E
#5B5D56
#656255
#656660
Carbon Gray color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#625D5D
- RGB98, 93, 93
- CMYK0, 2, 2, 62
- CSSrgb(98, 93, 93)
- HSL0°, 3%, 37%
- HSL Precise0°, 2.618%, 37.451%
- HSV0°, 5%, 38%
- HSB0°, 5%, 38%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.384
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.365
- GLSLvec3(0.384, 0.365, 0.365)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.384, 0.365, 0.365, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.384, 0.365, 0.365)
- Percentage of Red in RGB38.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB36.5%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID625D5D
- DECIMAL ID6446429
- Name Length11
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