What color is #62868A?

#62868A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62868A?

The RGB value is 98, 134, 138: 98 red, 134 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62868A?

The complementary color is #8A6662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62868A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62868A color

#62868A rgb(98, 134, 138)

Shades of teal

The hex color #62868A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 52.5% green and 54.1% blue (98, 134, 138).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#62868A color codes

HEX	`#62868A`
RGB	`rgb(98, 134, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 52.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 29%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 3%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.47, -11.53, -6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.47, 13.1, 208.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.148, 21.481, 27.23)`
Decimal	`6456970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62868A, 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 #62868A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#62868A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #62868A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62868a; }
.text { color: #62868a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62868a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 134 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62868a, #62728a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #62868A?: #62868A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62868A?: The RGB value is 98, 134, 138: 98 red, 134 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62868A?: The complementary color is #8A6662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62868A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.