What color is #62914C?

#62914C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62914C?

The RGB value is 98, 145, 76: 98 red, 145 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62914C?

The complementary color is #7B4C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62914C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62914C color

#62914C rgb(98, 145, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #62914C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 56.9% green and 29.8% blue (98, 145, 76).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 31% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Victorian Garden (#558E4C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#62914C color codes

HEX	`#62914C`
RGB	`rgb(98, 145, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 56.9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 31%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 48%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 48%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.45, -29.24, 31.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.45, 43.01, 132.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.466, 23.369, 10.479)`
Decimal	`6459724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62914C, 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 #62914C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#62914C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #62914C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62914c; }
.text { color: #62914c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62914c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 145 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62914c, #4c9159); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #62914C?: #62914C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62914C?: The RGB value is 98, 145, 76: 98 red, 145 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62914C?: The complementary color is #7B4C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62914C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.