What color is #62855E?

#62855E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62855E?

The RGB value is 98, 133, 94: 98 red, 133 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62855E?

The complementary color is #815E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62855E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62855E color

#62855E rgb(98, 133, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #62855E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 52.2% green and 36.9% blue (98, 133, 94).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#62855E color codes

HEX	`#62855E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 133, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 52.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 29%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.04, -20.43, 17.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.04, 26.68, 139.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.444, 20.179, 13.669)`
Decimal	`6456670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62855E, 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 #62855E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#62855E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #62855E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62855e; }
.text { color: #62855e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62855e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 133 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62855e, #5e856d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #62855E?: #62855E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62855E?: The RGB value is 98, 133, 94: 98 red, 133 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62855E?: The complementary color is #815E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62855E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.