What color is #627A73?

#627A73 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #627A73?

The RGB value is 98, 122, 115: 98 red, 122 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #627A73?

The complementary color is #7A6269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #627A73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#627A73 color

#627A73 rgb(98, 122, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #627A73 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 47.8% green and 45.1% blue (98, 122, 115).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#627A73 color codes

HEX	`#627A73`
RGB	`rgb(98, 122, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 47.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 20%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 6%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.2, -10.27, 0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.2, 10.32, 174.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.09, 17.753, 18.848)`
Decimal	`6453875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #627A73, 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 #627A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#627A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #627A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #627a73; }
.text { color: #627a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #627a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 122 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #627a73, #62757a); }

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Questions

What color is #627A73?: #627A73 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #627A73?: The RGB value is 98, 122, 115: 98 red, 122 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #627A73?: The complementary color is #7A6269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #627A73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.