What color is #628B4B?

#628B4B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #628B4B?

The RGB value is 98, 139, 75: 98 red, 139 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #628B4B?

The complementary color is #744B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #628B4B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#628B4B color

#628B4B rgb(98, 139, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #628B4B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 54.5% green and 29.4% blue (98, 139, 75).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 30% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Homegrown (#63884A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#628B4B color codes

HEX	`#628B4B`
RGB	`rgb(98, 139, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 54.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 30%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 46%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 46%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.57, -26.46, 29.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.57, 39.78, 131.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.539, 21.569, 10)`
Decimal	`6458187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #628B4B, 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 #628B4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#628B4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #628B4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #628b4b; }
.text { color: #628b4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #628b4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 139 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #628b4b, #4b8b54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #628B4B?: #628B4B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #628B4B?: The RGB value is 98, 139, 75: 98 red, 139 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #628B4B?: The complementary color is #744B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #628B4B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.