What color is #62897E?

#62897E 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 #62897E?

The RGB value is 98, 137, 126: 98 red, 137 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62897E?

The complementary color is #89626D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62897E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62897E color

#62897E rgb(98, 137, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #62897E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 53.7% green and 49.4% blue (98, 137, 126).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#62897E color codes

HEX	`#62897E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 137, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 53.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 8%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.02, -16.03, 1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.02, 16.1, 174.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.747, 21.994, 23.045)`
Decimal	`6457726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62897E, 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 #62897E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#62897E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #62897E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62897e; }
.text { color: #62897e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62897e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 137 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62897e, #628089); }

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Questions

What color is #62897E?: #62897E 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 #62897E?: The RGB value is 98, 137, 126: 98 red, 137 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62897E?: The complementary color is #89626D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62897E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.