What color is #62874C?

#62874C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62874C?

The RGB value is 98, 135, 76: 98 red, 135 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62874C?

The complementary color is #714C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62874C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62874C color

#62874C rgb(98, 135, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #62874C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 52.9% green and 29.8% blue (98, 135, 76).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 28% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Homegrown (#63884A), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#62874C color codes

HEX	`#62874C`
RGB	`rgb(98, 135, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 52.9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 28%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 44%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 44%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.34, -24.33, 27.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.34, 36.8, 131.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.005, 20.446, 9.992)`
Decimal	`6457164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62874C, 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 #62874C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#62874C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #62874C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62874c; }
.text { color: #62874c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62874c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 135 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62874c, #4c8753); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #62874C?: #62874C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62874C?: The RGB value is 98, 135, 76: 98 red, 135 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62874C?: The complementary color is #714C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62874C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.