What color is #628948?

#628948 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #628948?

The RGB value is 98, 137, 72: 98 red, 137 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #628948?

The complementary color is #6F4889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #628948?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#628948 color

#628948 rgb(98, 137, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #628948 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 53.7% green and 28.2% blue (98, 137, 72).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 31% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 46% 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 5.19:1).

#628948 color codes

HEX	`#628948`
RGB	`rgb(98, 137, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 53.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 31%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 47%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 47%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.9, -25.87, 30.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.9, 39.98, 130.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.152, 20.955, 9.376)`
Decimal	`6457672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #628948, 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 #628948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#628948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #628948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #628948; }
.text { color: #628948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #628948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 137 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #628948, #48894f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #628948?: #628948 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #628948?: The RGB value is 98, 137, 72: 98 red, 137 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #628948?: The complementary color is #6F4889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #628948?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.