What color is #62843F?

#62843F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Shepherd’s Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62843F?

The RGB value is 98, 132, 63: 98 red, 132 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62843F?

The complementary color is #613F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62843F?

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.

#62843F color

#62843F rgb(98, 132, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #62843F is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 51.8% green and 24.7% blue (98, 132, 63).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 35% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Shepherd’s Green (#5A8643), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#62843F color codes

HEX	`#62843F`
RGB	`rgb(98, 132, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 51.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 35%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 52%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 52%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.22, -24.52, 33.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.22, 41.23, 126.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.185, 19.458, 7.71)`
Decimal	`6456383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62843F, 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 #62843F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#62843F 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 #62843F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62843f; }
.text { color: #62843f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62843f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 132 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62843f, #3f843f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #62843F?: #62843F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Shepherd’s Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62843F?: The RGB value is 98, 132, 63: 98 red, 132 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62843F?: The complementary color is #613F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62843F?: 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.