What color is #627655?

#627655 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #627655?

The RGB value is 98, 118, 85: 98 red, 118 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #627655?

The complementary color is #695576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #627655?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#627655 color

#627655 rgb(98, 118, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #627655 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 46.3% green and 33.3% blue (98, 118, 85).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#627655 color codes

HEX	`#627655`
RGB	`rgb(98, 118, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 46.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 28%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 28%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.25, -13.99, 15.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.25, 21.12, 131.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.155, 16.209, 11.028)`
Decimal	`6452821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #627655, 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 #627655	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#627655 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #627655 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #627655; }
.text { color: #627655; }
.border { border: 2px solid #627655; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 118 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #627655, #557659); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #627655?: #627655 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #627655?: The RGB value is 98, 118, 85: 98 red, 118 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #627655?: The complementary color is #695576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #627655?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.