What color is #62775E?

#62775E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62775E?

The RGB value is 98, 119, 94: 98 red, 119 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62775E?

The complementary color is #735E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62775E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62775E color

#62775E rgb(98, 119, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #62775E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 46.7% green and 36.9% blue (98, 119, 94).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#62775E color codes

HEX	`#62775E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 119, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 46.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.75, -12.92, 11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.75, 17.13, 138.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.654, 16.598, 13.072)`
Decimal	`6453086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62775E, 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 #62775E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62775E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #62775E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62775e; }
.text { color: #62775e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62775e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 119 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62775e, #5e7766); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #62775E?: #62775E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62775E?: The RGB value is 98, 119, 94: 98 red, 119 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62775E?: The complementary color is #735E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62775E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.