What color is #62795E?

#62795E 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 #62795E?

The RGB value is 98, 121, 94: 98 red, 121 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62795E?

The complementary color is #755E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62795E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62795E color

#62795E rgb(98, 121, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #62795E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 47.5% green and 36.9% blue (98, 121, 94).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#62795E color codes

HEX	`#62795E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 121, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 47.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 22%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.36, -14.02, 12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.36, 18.52, 139.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.894, 17.079, 13.152)`
Decimal	`6453598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62795E, 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 #62795E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62795E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #62795E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62795e; }
.text { color: #62795e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62795e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 121 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62795e, #5e7968); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #62795E?: #62795E 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 #62795E?: The RGB value is 98, 121, 94: 98 red, 121 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62795E?: The complementary color is #755E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62795E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.