What color is #628D8D?

#628D8D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #628D8D?

The RGB value is 98, 141, 141: 98 red, 141 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #628D8D?

The complementary color is #8D6262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #628D8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#628D8D color

#628D8D rgb(98, 141, 141)

Shades of teal

The hex color #628D8D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 55.3% green and 55.3% blue (98, 141, 141).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#628D8D color codes

HEX	`#628D8D`
RGB	`rgb(98, 141, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 55.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 30%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.65, -14.62, -4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.65, 15.37, 197.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.368, 23.568, 28.723)`
Decimal	`6458765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #628D8D, 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 #628D8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#628D8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #628D8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #628d8d; }
.text { color: #628d8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #628d8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 141 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #628d8d, #62788d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #628D8D?: #628D8D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #628D8D?: The RGB value is 98, 141, 141: 98 red, 141 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #628D8D?: The complementary color is #8D6262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #628D8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.