What color is #627A5A?

#627A5A 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 #627A5A?

The RGB value is 98, 122, 90: 98 red, 122 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #627A5A?

The complementary color is #725A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #627A5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#627A5A color

#627A5A rgb(98, 122, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #627A5A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 47.8% green and 35.3% blue (98, 122, 90).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#627A5A color codes

HEX	`#627A5A`
RGB	`rgb(98, 122, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 47.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 26%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 26%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.58, -15.29, 14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.58, 21.24, 136.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.842, 17.254, 12.272)`
Decimal	`6453850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #627A5A, 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 #627A5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#627A5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #627A5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #627a5a; }
.text { color: #627a5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #627a5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 122 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #627a5a, #5a7a62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #627A5A?: #627A5A 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 #627A5A?: The RGB value is 98, 122, 90: 98 red, 122 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #627A5A?: The complementary color is #725A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #627A5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.