What color is #627757?

#627757 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 #627757?

The RGB value is 98, 119, 87: 98 red, 119 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #627757?

The complementary color is #6C5777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #627757?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#627757 color

#627757 rgb(98, 119, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #627757 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 46.7% green and 34.1% blue (98, 119, 87).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#627757 color codes

HEX	`#627757`
RGB	`rgb(98, 119, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 46.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 27%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.6, -14.19, 15.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.6, 20.74, 133.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.354, 16.478, 11.492)`
Decimal	`6453079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #627757, 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 #627757	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#627757 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #627757 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #627757; }
.text { color: #627757; }
.border { border: 2px solid #627757; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 119 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #627757, #57775c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #627757?: #627757 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 #627757?: The RGB value is 98, 119, 87: 98 red, 119 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #627757?: The complementary color is #6C5777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #627757?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.