What color is #62908C?

#62908C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62908C?

The RGB value is 98, 144, 140: 98 red, 144 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62908C?

The complementary color is #906266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62908C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62908C color

#62908C rgb(98, 144, 140)

Shades of teal

The hex color #62908C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 56.5% green and 54.9% blue (98, 144, 140).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#62908C color codes

HEX	`#62908C`
RGB	`rgb(98, 144, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 56.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.52, -16.48, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.52, 16.73, 189.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.742, 24.436, 28.482)`
Decimal	`6459532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62908C, 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 #62908C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#62908C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #62908C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62908c; }
.text { color: #62908c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62908c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 144 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62908c, #627d90); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #62908C?: #62908C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62908C?: The RGB value is 98, 144, 140: 98 red, 144 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62908C?: The complementary color is #906266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62908C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.