What color is #62796E?

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

What is the RGB value of #62796E?

The RGB value is 98, 121, 110: 98 red, 121 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62796E?

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

Is black or white text better on #62796E?

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.

#62796E color

#62796E rgb(98, 121, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #62796E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 47.5% green and 43.1% blue (98, 121, 110).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#62796E color codes

HEX	`#62796E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 121, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 47.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 19%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 9%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.76, -10.81, 3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.76, 11.29, 163.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.688, 17.397, 17.333)`
Decimal	`6453614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#62796E 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 #62796E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62796e; }
.text { color: #62796e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62796e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 121 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62796e, #627979); }

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Questions

What color is #62796E?: #62796E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62796E?: The RGB value is 98, 121, 110: 98 red, 121 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62796E?: The complementary color is #79626D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62796E?: 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.