What color is #62825B?

#62825B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62825B?

The RGB value is 98, 130, 91: 98 red, 130 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62825B?

The complementary color is #7B5B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62825B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62825B color

#62825B rgb(98, 130, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #62825B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 51% green and 35.7% blue (98, 130, 91).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#62825B color codes

HEX	`#62825B`
RGB	`rgb(98, 130, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 51%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 30%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.06, -19.39, 17.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.06, 26.15, 137.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.907, 19.317, 12.839)`
Decimal	`6455899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62825B, 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 #62825B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#62825B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #62825B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62825b; }
.text { color: #62825b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62825b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 130 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62825b, #5b8268); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #62825B?: #62825B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62825B?: The RGB value is 98, 130, 91: 98 red, 130 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62825B?: The complementary color is #7B5B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62825B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.