What color is #627B5E?

#627B5E 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 #627B5E?

The RGB value is 98, 123, 94: 98 red, 123 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #627B5E?

The complementary color is #775E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #627B5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#627B5E color

#627B5E rgb(98, 123, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #627B5E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 48.2% green and 36.9% blue (98, 123, 94).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% 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 4.65:1).

#627B5E color codes

HEX	`#627B5E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 123, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 48.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 24%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 24%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.97, -15.11, 12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.97, 19.9, 139.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.14, 17.57, 13.234)`
Decimal	`6454110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #627B5E, 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 #627B5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#627B5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	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 #627B5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #627b5e; }
.text { color: #627b5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #627b5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 123 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #627b5e, #5e7b69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #627B5E?: #627B5E 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 #627B5E?: The RGB value is 98, 123, 94: 98 red, 123 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #627B5E?: The complementary color is #775E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #627B5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.