What color is #62735E?

#62735E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62735E?

The RGB value is 98, 115, 94: 98 red, 115 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62735E?

The complementary color is #6F5E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62735E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62735E color

#62735E rgb(98, 115, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #62735E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 45.1% green and 36.9% blue (98, 115, 94).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#62735E color codes

HEX	`#62735E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 115, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 45.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.53, -10.69, 9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.53, 14.33, 138.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.188, 15.666, 12.917)`
Decimal	`6452062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62735E, 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 #62735E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62735E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #62735E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62735e; }
.text { color: #62735e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62735e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 115 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62735e, #5e7365); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #62735E?: #62735E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62735E?: The RGB value is 98, 115, 94: 98 red, 115 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62735E?: The complementary color is #6F5E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62735E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.