What color is #62725F?

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

What is the RGB value of #62725F?

The RGB value is 98, 114, 95: 98 red, 114 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62725F?

The complementary color is #6F5F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62725F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62725F color

#62725F rgb(98, 114, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #62725F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 44.7% green and 37.3% blue (98, 114, 95).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#62725F color codes

HEX	`#62725F`
RGB	`rgb(98, 114, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 44.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 17%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 17%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.25, -9.94, 8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.25, 13.11, 139.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.119, 15.457, 13.117)`
Decimal	`6451807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62725F, 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 #62725F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62725F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #62725F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62725f; }
.text { color: #62725f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62725f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 114 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62725f, #5f7266); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #62725F?: #62725F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62725F?: The RGB value is 98, 114, 95: 98 red, 114 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62725F?: The complementary color is #6F5F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62725F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.