What color is #628B6D?

#628B6D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #628B6D?

The RGB value is 98, 139, 109: 98 red, 139 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #628B6D?

The complementary color is #8B6280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #628B6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#628B6D color

#628B6D rgb(98, 139, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #628B6D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 54.5% green and 42.7% blue (98, 139, 109).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#628B6D color codes

HEX	`#628B6D`
RGB	`rgb(98, 139, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 54.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 22%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.2, -20.72, 11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.2, 23.74, 150.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.029, 22.165, 17.846)`
Decimal	`6458221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #628B6D, 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 #628B6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#628B6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #628B6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #628b6d; }
.text { color: #628b6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #628b6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 139 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #628b6d, #628b82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #628B6D?: #628B6D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #628B6D?: The RGB value is 98, 139, 109: 98 red, 139 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #628B6D?: The complementary color is #8B6280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #628B6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.