What color is #628279?

#628279 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #628279?

The RGB value is 98, 130, 121: 98 red, 130 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #628279?

The complementary color is #82626B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #628279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#628279 color

#628279 rgb(98, 130, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #628279 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 51% green and 47.5% blue (98, 130, 121).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#628279 color codes

HEX	`#628279`
RGB	`rgb(98, 130, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 51%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.77, -13.36, 1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.77, 13.42, 174.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.47, 19.942, 21.067)`
Decimal	`6455929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #628279, 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 #628279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#628279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #628279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #628279; }
.text { color: #628279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #628279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 130 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #628279, #627b82); }

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Questions

What color is #628279?: #628279 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #628279?: The RGB value is 98, 130, 121: 98 red, 130 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #628279?: The complementary color is #82626B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #628279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.