What color is #627E56?

#627E56 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #627E56?

The RGB value is 98, 126, 86: 98 red, 126 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #627E56?

The complementary color is #72567E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #627E56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#627E56 color

#627E56 rgb(98, 126, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #627E56 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 49.4% green and 33.7% blue (98, 126, 86).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#627E56 color codes

HEX	`#627E56`
RGB	`rgb(98, 126, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 49.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 32%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 32%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.73, -18.13, 18.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.73, 25.98, 134.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.177, 18.19, 11.566)`
Decimal	`6454870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #627E56, 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 #627E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#627E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #627E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #627e56; }
.text { color: #627e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #627e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 126 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #627e56, #567e5e); }

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Questions

What color is #627E56?: #627E56 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #627E56?: The RGB value is 98, 126, 86: 98 red, 126 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #627E56?: The complementary color is #72567E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #627E56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.