What color is #626D57?

#626D57 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626D57?

The RGB value is 98, 109, 87: 98 red, 109 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626D57?

The complementary color is #62576D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626D57 color

#626D57 rgb(98, 109, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #626D57 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 42.7% green and 34.1% blue (98, 109, 87).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#626D57 color codes

HEX	`#626D57`
RGB	`rgb(98, 109, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 42.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 20%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 20%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.55, -8.59, 10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.55, 13.9, 128.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.226, 14.222, 11.116)`
Decimal	`6450519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626D57, 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 #626D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #626D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626d57; }
.text { color: #626d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 109 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626d57, #576d57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #626D57?: #626D57 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626D57?: The RGB value is 98, 109, 87: 98 red, 109 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626D57?: The complementary color is #62576D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.