What color is #62796D?

#62796D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62796D?

The RGB value is 98, 121, 109: 98 red, 121 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62796D?

The complementary color is #79626E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62796D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62796D color

#62796D rgb(98, 121, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #62796D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 47.5% green and 42.7% blue (98, 121, 109).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#62796D color codes

HEX	`#62796D`
RGB	`rgb(98, 121, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 47.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 19%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 10%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.73, -11.02, 3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.73, 11.66, 160.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.634, 17.375, 17.048)`
Decimal	`6453613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62796D, 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 #62796D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62796D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #62796D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62796d; }
.text { color: #62796d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62796d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 121 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62796d, #627979); }

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Questions

What color is #62796D?: #62796D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62796D?: The RGB value is 98, 121, 109: 98 red, 121 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62796D?: The complementary color is #79626E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62796D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.