What color is #626A46?

#626A46 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626A46?

The RGB value is 98, 106, 70: 98 red, 106 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626A46?

The complementary color is #4E466A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626A46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626A46 color

#626A46 rgb(98, 106, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #626A46 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 41.6% green and 27.5% blue (98, 106, 70).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#626A46 color codes

HEX	`#626A46`
RGB	`rgb(98, 106, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 41.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 34%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 34%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.28, -9.69, 19.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.28, 21.54, 116.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.296, 13.347, 7.774)`
Decimal	`6449734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626A46, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #626A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #626A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626a46; }
.text { color: #626a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 106 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626a46, #506a46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #626A46?: #626A46 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626A46?: The RGB value is 98, 106, 70: 98 red, 106 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626A46?: The complementary color is #4E466A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626A46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.