What color is #62877A?

#62877A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62877A?

The RGB value is 98, 135, 122: 98 red, 135 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62877A?

The complementary color is #87626F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62877A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62877A color

#62877A rgb(98, 135, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #62877A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 52.9% green and 47.8% blue (98, 135, 122).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#62877A color codes

HEX	`#62877A`
RGB	`rgb(98, 135, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 52.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 27%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.31, -15.86, 2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.31, 16.11, 169.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.213, 21.329, 21.619)`
Decimal	`6457210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62877A, 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 #62877A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#62877A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #62877A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62877a; }
.text { color: #62877a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62877a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 135 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62877a, #628187); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #62877A?: #62877A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62877A?: The RGB value is 98, 135, 122: 98 red, 135 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62877A?: The complementary color is #87626F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62877A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.