What color is #628170?

#628170 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #628170?

The RGB value is 98, 129, 112: 98 red, 129 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #628170?

The complementary color is #816273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #628170?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#628170 color

#628170 rgb(98, 129, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #628170 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 50.6% green and 43.9% blue (98, 129, 112).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#628170 color codes

HEX	`#628170`
RGB	`rgb(98, 129, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 50.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 13%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.23, -14.79, 5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.23, 15.83, 159.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.811, 19.466, 18.25)`
Decimal	`6455664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #628170, 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 #628170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#628170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #628170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #628170; }
.text { color: #628170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #628170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 129 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #628170, #628180); }

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Questions

What color is #628170?: #628170 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #628170?: The RGB value is 98, 129, 112: 98 red, 129 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #628170?: The complementary color is #816273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #628170?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.