What color is #626B4C?

#626B4C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626B4C?

The RGB value is 98, 107, 76: 98 red, 107 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626B4C?

The complementary color is #554C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626B4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626B4C color

#626B4C rgb(98, 107, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #626B4C is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 42% green and 29.8% blue (98, 107, 76).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 17% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#626B4C color codes

HEX	`#626B4C`
RGB	`rgb(98, 107, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 42%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 17%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 29%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.7, -9.33, 16.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.7, 18.77, 119.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.599, 13.634, 8.857)`
Decimal	`6449996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626B4C, 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 #626B4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626B4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #626B4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626b4c; }
.text { color: #626b4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626b4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 107 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626b4c, #536b4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #626B4C?: #626B4C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626B4C?: The RGB value is 98, 107, 76: 98 red, 107 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626B4C?: The complementary color is #554C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626B4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.