What color is #62844C?

#62844C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62844C?

The RGB value is 98, 132, 76: 98 red, 132 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62844C?

The complementary color is #6E4C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62844C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62844C color

#62844C rgb(98, 132, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #62844C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 51.8% green and 29.8% blue (98, 132, 76).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 27% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#62844C color codes

HEX	`#62844C`
RGB	`rgb(98, 132, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 51.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 27%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 42%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 42%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.41, -22.81, 26.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.41, 34.9, 130.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.592, 19.621, 9.854)`
Decimal	`6456396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62844C, 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 #62844C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#62844C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #62844C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62844c; }
.text { color: #62844c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62844c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 132 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62844c, #4c8452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #62844C?: #62844C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62844C?: The RGB value is 98, 132, 76: 98 red, 132 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62844C?: The complementary color is #6E4C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62844C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.