What color is #62817E?

#62817E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62817E?

The RGB value is 98, 129, 126: 98 red, 129 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62817E?

The complementary color is #816265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62817E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62817E color

#62817E rgb(98, 129, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #62817E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 50.6% green and 49.4% blue (98, 129, 126).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#62817E color codes

HEX	`#62817E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 129, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 50.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.61, -11.66, -1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.61, 11.83, 189.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.652, 19.803, 22.68)`
Decimal	`6455678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62817E, 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 #62817E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#62817E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #62817E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62817e; }
.text { color: #62817e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62817e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 129 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62817e, #627481); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #62817E?: #62817E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62817E?: The RGB value is 98, 129, 126: 98 red, 129 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62817E?: The complementary color is #816265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62817E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.