What color is #628E69?

#628E69 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #628E69?

The RGB value is 98, 142, 105: 98 red, 142 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #628E69?

The complementary color is #8E6287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #628E69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#628E69 color

#628E69 rgb(98, 142, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #628E69 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 55.7% green and 41.2% blue (98, 142, 105).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#628E69 color codes

HEX	`#628E69`
RGB	`rgb(98, 142, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 55.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 31%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 26%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.03, -23.04, 15.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.03, 27.5, 146.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.259, 22.962, 16.885)`
Decimal	`6458985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #628E69, 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 #628E69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#628E69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #628E69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #628e69; }
.text { color: #628e69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #628e69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 142 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #628e69, #628e7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #628E69?: #628E69 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #628E69?: The RGB value is 98, 142, 105: 98 red, 142 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #628E69?: The complementary color is #8E6287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #628E69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.