What color is #627C5E?

#627C5E 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 #627C5E?

The RGB value is 98, 124, 94: 98 red, 124 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #627C5E?

The complementary color is #785E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #627C5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#627C5E color

#627C5E rgb(98, 124, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #627C5E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 48.6% green and 36.9% blue (98, 124, 94).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#627C5E color codes

HEX	`#627C5E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 124, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 48.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 24%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 24%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.28, -15.65, 13.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.28, 20.59, 139.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.265, 17.82, 13.276)`
Decimal	`6454366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #627C5E, 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 #627C5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#627C5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #627C5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #627c5e; }
.text { color: #627c5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #627c5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 124 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #627c5e, #5e7c69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #627C5E?: #627C5E 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 #627C5E?: The RGB value is 98, 124, 94: 98 red, 124 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #627C5E?: The complementary color is #785E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #627C5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.