What color is #627556?

#627556 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #627556?

The RGB value is 98, 117, 86: 98 red, 117 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #627556?

The complementary color is #695675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #627556?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#627556 color

#627556 rgb(98, 117, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #627556 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 45.9% green and 33.7% blue (98, 117, 86).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 54% 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 5:1).

#627556 color codes

HEX	`#627556`
RGB	`rgb(98, 117, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 45.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 26%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.96, -13.26, 14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.96, 19.91, 131.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.078, 15.991, 11.2)`
Decimal	`6452566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #627556, 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 #627556	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#627556 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #627556 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #627556; }
.text { color: #627556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #627556; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 117 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #627556, #56755a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #627556?: #627556 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #627556?: The RGB value is 98, 117, 86: 98 red, 117 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #627556?: The complementary color is #695675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #627556?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.