What color is #627E6D?

#627E6D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #627E6D?

The RGB value is 98, 126, 109: 98 red, 126 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #627E6D?

The complementary color is #7E6273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #627E6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#627E6D color

#627E6D rgb(98, 126, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #627E6D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 49.4% green and 42.7% blue (98, 126, 109).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#627E6D color codes

HEX	`#627E6D`
RGB	`rgb(98, 126, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 49.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 13%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.24, -13.79, 5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.24, 15.03, 156.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.257, 18.622, 17.256)`
Decimal	`6454893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #627E6D, 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 #627E6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#627E6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #627E6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #627e6d; }
.text { color: #627e6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #627e6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 126 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #627e6d, #627e7b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #627E6D?: #627E6D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #627E6D?: The RGB value is 98, 126, 109: 98 red, 126 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #627E6D?: The complementary color is #7E6273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #627E6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.