What color is #62754E?

#62754E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62754E?

The RGB value is 98, 117, 78: 98 red, 117 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62754E?

The complementary color is #614E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62754E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62754E color

#62754E rgb(98, 117, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #62754E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 45.9% green and 30.6% blue (98, 117, 78).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#62754E color codes

HEX	`#62754E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 117, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 45.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 33%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 33%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.8, -14.59, 19.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.8, 24.18, 127.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.773, 15.869, 9.596)`
Decimal	`6452558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62754E, 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 #62754E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62754E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #62754E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62754e; }
.text { color: #62754e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62754e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 117 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62754e, #4f754e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #62754E?: #62754E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62754E?: The RGB value is 98, 117, 78: 98 red, 117 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62754E?: The complementary color is #614E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62754E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.