What color is #627561?

#627561 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #627561?

The RGB value is 98, 117, 97: 98 red, 117 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #627561?

The complementary color is #746175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #627561?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#627561 color

#627561 rgb(98, 117, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #627561 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 45.9% green and 38% blue (98, 117, 97).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#627561 color codes

HEX	`#627561`
RGB	`rgb(98, 117, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 45.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 17%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 17%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.21, -11.23, 8.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.21, 14.23, 142.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.555, 16.182, 13.716)`
Decimal	`6452577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #627561, 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 #627561	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#627561 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #627561 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #627561; }
.text { color: #627561; }
.border { border: 2px solid #627561; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 117 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #627561, #61756a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #627561?: #627561 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #627561?: The RGB value is 98, 117, 97: 98 red, 117 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #627561?: The complementary color is #746175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #627561?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.