What color is #62725A?

#62725A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62725A?

The RGB value is 98, 114, 90: 98 red, 114 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62725A?

The complementary color is #6A5A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62725A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62725A color

#62725A rgb(98, 114, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #62725A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 44.7% green and 35.3% blue (98, 114, 90).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#62725A color codes

HEX	`#62725A`
RGB	`rgb(98, 114, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 44.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 21%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 21%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.14, -10.88, 11.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.14, 15.72, 133.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.899, 15.369, 11.958)`
Decimal	`6451802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62725A, 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 #62725A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62725A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #62725A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62725a; }
.text { color: #62725a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62725a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 114 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62725a, #5a725e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #62725A?: #62725A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62725A?: The RGB value is 98, 114, 90: 98 red, 114 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62725A?: The complementary color is #6A5A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62725A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.