What color is #62858F?

#62858F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62858F?

The RGB value is 98, 133, 143: 98 red, 133 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62858F?

The complementary color is #8F6C62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62858F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62858F color

#62858F rgb(98, 133, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #62858F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 52.2% green and 56.1% blue (98, 133, 143).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#62858F color codes

HEX	`#62858F`
RGB	`rgb(98, 133, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 52.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 31%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 7%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.33, -9.71, -9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.33, 13.47, 223.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.381, 21.354, 29.134)`
Decimal	`6456719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62858F, 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 #62858F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#62858F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #62858F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62858f; }
.text { color: #62858f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62858f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 133 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62858f, #626e8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #62858F?: #62858F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62858F?: The RGB value is 98, 133, 143: 98 red, 133 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62858F?: The complementary color is #8F6C62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62858F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.