What color is #62847E?

#62847E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62847E?

The RGB value is 98, 132, 126: 98 red, 132 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62847E?

The complementary color is #846268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62847E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62847E color

#62847E rgb(98, 132, 126)

Shades of teal

The hex color #62847E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 51.8% green and 49.4% blue (98, 132, 126).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#62847E color codes

HEX	`#62847E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 132, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 51.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 26%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.51, -13.31, -0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.51, 13.33, 182.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.053, 20.605, 22.813)`
Decimal	`6456446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62847E, 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 #62847E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#62847E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #62847E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62847e; }
.text { color: #62847e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62847e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 132 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62847e, #627984); }

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Questions

What color is #62847E?: #62847E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62847E?: The RGB value is 98, 132, 126: 98 red, 132 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62847E?: The complementary color is #846268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62847E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.