What color is #627359?

#627359 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #627359?

The RGB value is 98, 115, 89: 98 red, 115 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #627359?

The complementary color is #6A5973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #627359?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#627359 color

#627359 rgb(98, 115, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #627359 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 45.1% green and 34.9% blue (98, 115, 89).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#627359 color codes

HEX	`#627359`
RGB	`rgb(98, 115, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 45.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 23%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.42, -11.62, 12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.42, 16.95, 133.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.971, 15.579, 11.773)`
Decimal	`6452057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #627359, 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 #627359	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#627359 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #627359 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #627359; }
.text { color: #627359; }
.border { border: 2px solid #627359; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 115 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #627359, #59735d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #627359?: #627359 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #627359?: The RGB value is 98, 115, 89: 98 red, 115 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #627359?: The complementary color is #6A5973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #627359?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.