What color is #62797B?

#62797B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62797B?

The RGB value is 98, 121, 123: 98 red, 121 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62797B?

The complementary color is #7B6462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62797B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62797B color

#62797B rgb(98, 121, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #62797B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 47.5% green and 48.2% blue (98, 121, 123).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#62797B color codes

HEX	`#62797B`
RGB	`rgb(98, 121, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 47.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 20%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 2%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.13, -7.87, -3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.13, 8.77, 206.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.449, 17.701, 21.338)`
Decimal	`6453627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62797B, 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 #62797B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62797B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	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 #62797B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62797b; }
.text { color: #62797b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62797b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 121 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62797b, #626d7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #62797B?: #62797B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62797B?: The RGB value is 98, 121, 123: 98 red, 121 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62797B?: The complementary color is #7B6462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62797B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.